Get Rich or Die Tryin' vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.8/10 for Get Rich or Die Tryin'). Get Rich or Die Tryin' is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2005). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
The Shawshank Redemption| Get Rich or Die Tryin' | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Music | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jim Sheridan | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Terrence Howard, Russell Hornsby, Tory Kittles, Omar Benson Miller, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
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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