The Beat That My Heart Skipped vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.9/10 for The Beat That My Heart Skipped). The Beat That My Heart Skipped is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2005). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
The Shawshank Redemption| The Beat That My Heart Skipped | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Music | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jacques Audiard | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Jonathan Zaccaï, Niels Arestrup, Mélanie Laurent, Aure Atika, Gilles Cohen | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
A ruthless real estate agent discovers a passion for piano and auditions with help from a young virtuoso, but the pressures of his corrupt career threaten to derail his musical aspirations.
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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