The Shawshank Redemption vs White Boy Rick
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.4/10 for White Boy Rick). White Boy Rick is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2018). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Shawshank Redemption
White Boy Rick| The Shawshank Redemption | White Boy Rick | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 22m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Frank Darabont | Yann Demange |
| Main cast | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno | Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eddie Marsan, Brian Tyree Henry, Bruce Dern, Jonathan Majors |
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.
White Boy Rick
The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
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