Frozen River vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.6/10 for Frozen River). Frozen River is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2008). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Frozen River
The Shawshank Redemption| Frozen River | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Courtney Hunt | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Mark Boone Junior, Melissa Leo, Michael O'Keefe, Charlie McDermott, Misty Upham | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Frozen River
After her husband deserts her, working-class mother Ray Eddy is in great need of money to find a home. Lured by the possibility of easy cash, she joins Lila, a widowed Mohawk who earns a living by smuggling immigrants from Canada to the U.S. across the St. Lawrence.
The Shawshank Redemption
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
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