The Shawshank Redemption vs Wall Street
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.2/10 for Wall Street). Wall Street is the shorter watch at 2h 6m compared with 2h 22m. Wall Street is the older of the two (1987 against 1994). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Shawshank Redemption
Wall Street| The Shawshank Redemption | Wall Street | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 1987 |
| Length | 2h 22m | 2h 6m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Frank Darabont | Oliver Stone |
| Main cast | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno | James Spader, Saul Rubinek, Tamara Tunie, Hal Holbrook, Terence Stamp |
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.
Wall Street
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider, whom takes the youth under his wing.
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