Newborn vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 3.8/10 for Newborn). Newborn is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2026). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Newborn
The Shawshank Redemption| Newborn | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 3.8/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Nate Parker | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Rukiya Bernard, Barry Pepper, David Oyelowo, Jimmie Fails, Thomas Cadrot | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Newborn
After serving seven years in solitary confinement, Chris Newborn seeks to rebuild his life and reconnect with his family only to find that freedom has become a terrifying psychological battleground.
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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