Hustle & Flow vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.1/10 for Hustle & Flow). Hustle & Flow is the shorter watch at 1h 56m 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.
Hustle & Flow
The Shawshank Redemption| Hustle & Flow | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Music | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Craig Brewer | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Anthony Anderson, DJ Qualls, Taryn Manning, Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Hustle & Flow
With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
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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