Pale Moon vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.4/10 for Pale Moon). Pale Moon is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2014). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Pale Moon
The Shawshank Redemption| Pale Moon | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 1994 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Daihachi Yoshida | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Renji Ishibashi, Seiichi Tanabe, Sosuke Ikematsu, Satomi Kobayashi, Rie Miyazawa | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Pale Moon
Daily, Rika Umezawa battles a nagging sense of emptiness and dissatisfaction. She works a tiring job, comes home to an unappreciative husband and has little opportunity to enjoy life. But things change when office gossip about affairs and embezzlement inspire Rika to do the unthinkable. Soon, Rika finds herself filling the void with a university student named Kota and the millions entrusted to her by clients. Is her newfound lifestyle the key…
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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