The Mastermind vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 5.5/10 for The Mastermind). The Mastermind is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Mastermind
The Shawshank Redemption| The Mastermind | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kelly Reichardt | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Bill Camp, John Magaro, Rhenzy Feliz, Hope Davis, Amanda Plummer | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
The Mastermind
In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B. Mooney sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks.
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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