The Shawshank Redemption vs Trainspotting
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 8/10 for Trainspotting). Trainspotting is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 1996). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Shawshank Redemption
Trainspotting| The Shawshank Redemption | Trainspotting | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 1996 |
| Length | 2h 22m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Frank Darabont | Danny Boyle |
| Main cast | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno | Peter Mullan, Kevin McKidd, Kelly Macdonald, Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle |
Synopsis
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.
Trainspotting
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.
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