Prisoners vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 8.1/10 for Prisoners). The Shawshank Redemption is the shorter watch at 2h 22m compared with 2h 33m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2013). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Prisoners
The Shawshank Redemption| Prisoners | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 1994 |
| Length | 2h 33m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Denis Villeneuve | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Dylan Minnette, Len Cariou, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Prisoners
Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street.
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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