The Shawshank Redemption vs Widow's Walk
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 5.7/10 for Widow's Walk). Widow's Walk is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 22m. Widow's Walk is the older of the two (1987 against 1994). Both are crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Shawshank Redemption
Widow's Walk| The Shawshank Redemption | Widow's Walk | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 1987 |
| Length | 2h 22m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Frank Darabont | Pierre Granier-Deferre |
| Main cast | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno | Marie Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Hiegel, Laura Betti |
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.
Widow's Walk
Molinat is assigned to the case of a man found with a bullet in his ear on the shore of a little Atlantic coast resort he knows well. Indeed, he used to live there before his wife disappeared at sea, never to be found again. As the ocean rejects a new corpse everyday, the mystery thickens and the list of potential suspects grows longer. This slows Molinat's progress as much as the cumbersome Leroyer, sent in to spy on him and hopefully impede…
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