The Godfather vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Godfather and The Shawshank Redemption are tied on audience score (8.7/10). The Shawshank Redemption is the shorter watch at 2h 22m compared with 2h 55m. The Godfather is the older of the two (1972 against 1994). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Godfather
The Shawshank Redemption| The Godfather | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 1972 | 1994 |
| Length | 2h 55m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Francis Ford Coppola | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Robert Duvall, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Al Pacino | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
The Godfather
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
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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