The Place Beyond the Pines vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7/10 for The Place Beyond the Pines). The Place Beyond the Pines is the shorter watch at 2h 20m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2013). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Place Beyond the Pines
The Shawshank Redemption| The Place Beyond the Pines | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 1994 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Derek Cianfrance | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Bradley Cooper, Ben Mendelsohn, Bruce Greenwood, Ray Liotta, Dane DeHaan | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
The Place Beyond the Pines
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
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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