The Ruthless vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.3/10 for The Ruthless). The Ruthless is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2019). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Ruthless
The Shawshank Redemption| The Ruthless | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 51m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Renato De Maria | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Riccardo Scamarcio, Alessio Praticò, Sara Serraiocco, Adele Tirante, Alessandro Tedeschi | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
The Ruthless
Milan, Italy, 1967. Santo Russo, a boy of Calabrian origin, arrives north with his parents and younger brother to find better living conditions. Due to an absurd misunderstanding and his father's contempt, Santo ends up in prison, where he gets a “true education.” In 1978, he and his friends Slim and Mario embark on a 15-year criminal career, a successful and ruthless spiral of robberies, kidnappings, murders and heroin smuggling.
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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