The Devil Queen vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.3/10 for The Devil Queen). The Devil Queen is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 22m. The Devil Queen is the older of the two (1974 against 1994). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Devil Queen
The Shawshank Redemption| The Devil Queen | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 1974 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Antonio Carlos da Fontoura | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Milton Gonçalves, Stepan Nercessian, Nelson Xavier, Zezé Motta, Odete Lara | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
The Devil Queen
Rio's criminal underworld is run by an unexpected boss: a femme Queen with a taste for power and violence. But heavy lies the crown: what Queen can trust her subjects, however fabulous? When she sets up a stoolie to take the fall for her boy, a plot against Her Majesty arises!
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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