Hell or High Water vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.3/10 for Hell or High Water). Hell or High Water is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2016). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hell or High Water
The Shawshank Redemption| Hell or High Water | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Western | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | David Mackenzie | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Amber Midthunder, Jeff Bridges, Marin Ireland, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Hell or High Water
A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.
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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