Irish Ashes vs The Shawshank Redemption
Irish Ashes has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.7/10 for The Shawshank Redemption). Irish Ashes is the shorter watch at 1h 19m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2025). Both are crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Irish Ashes
The Shawshank Redemption| Irish Ashes | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 19m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime | Crime, Drama |
| Country | US | – |
| Director | Satnam Purewal | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Jon-Paul Gates, David Starr, John Potash, Keely Dervin, Chris Shane Sanders | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Irish Ashes
When the son of an infamous Irish mobster returns home for the internment of his Mother's ashes, he discovers his sister is missing. Tristan McGowan tracks down the gang responsible for her kidnapping and uncovers a dark family secret.
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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