Gardenia vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.1/10 for Gardenia). Gardenia is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 22m. Gardenia is the older of the two (1979 against 1994). Both are crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gardenia
The Shawshank Redemption| Gardenia | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 1979 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Domenico Paolella | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Martin Balsam, Venantino Venantini, Licinia Lentini, Franco Diogene, Franco Califano | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Gardenia
A businessman comes into conflict with a gangster when he refuses to allow drugs to be sold through his restaurant.
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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