THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
Rated R - Rotten Tomatoes freshness score 89%, Popcornmeter 98%, IMDB rating 9.3/10
Synopsis:
Though declaring his innocence, banker Andy Dufresne is convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover, and given two life sentences in the Shawshank State Prison, Maine. During his 20 years there, the crooked warden forces him to use his banking savvy to carry out an extensive money laundering operation. At the same time, Andy's constant stream of requests to the state prison board improves the lives of the men in the prison. All the while, he dreams of a freedom that always feels just beyond his grasp.
Thoughts:
The friendship between the characters played by Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman looms large throughout this movie, based on a story by Stephen King (no surprise there). This is a wonderful story of hopelessness and righteous redemption. The eventual fate of the warden and his goons is 100% satisfying.
The movie is rated R, but I happen to have a content-edited copy (think edited for airplane versions of years ago).
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