The Shawshank Redemption

1994 · Directed by Frank Darabont

Framed 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.

crime drama

Cast: Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins, Clancy Brown, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Gil Bellows, James Whitmore, Alfonso Freeman, Jeffrey DeMunn, David Proval

Rating: 8.7/10 from 22,666 votes