The Godfather Part II vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Godfather Part II and The Shawshank Redemption are tied on audience score (8.6/10). The Shawshank Redemption is the shorter watch at 2h 22m compared with 3h 22m. The Godfather Part II is the older of the two (1974 against 1994). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Godfather Part II
The Shawshank Redemption| The Godfather Part II | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.6/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 1974 | 1994 |
| Length | 3h 22m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Francis Ford Coppola | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Al Pacino | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
The Godfather Part II
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
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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