Marlowe vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 5.7/10 for Marlowe). Marlowe is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2023). Both are crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Marlowe
The Shawshank Redemption| Marlowe | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Neil Jordan | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Colm Meaney, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ian Hart, Alan Cumming, Liam Neeson | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Marlowe
Private detective Philip Marlowe becomes embroiled in an investigation involving a wealthy Californian family after a beautiful blonde hires him to track down her former lover.
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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