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Shawshank Redemption is an uplifting and enduring classic!

a movie buff, read for fun, a writer, Stephen King fan, a fiction reader, movie lover, Journalism major, history minor, avid reader

OCT

2008

Remember, Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. - Andy Dufresne

As incredible as it seems, nearly 15 years have passed since writer-director Frank Darabont's The Shawshank Redemption first premiered in theaters - and tanked badly at the box office. (According to the Internet Movie Database, it opened in 33 theaters on Sept. 23, 1994 and only made $737,000.00 in its opening weekend, a disastrous "take" for a film which cost $25,000,000 to make.)

Even so, in 2008, Darabont's adaptation of Stephen King's novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is...

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Fardreamer
Miami, FL

One of the best movies of all times

NOV

2008

If you are seeing this review and have never seen this movie, it is likely you have missed one of the top movies in the last 20 years. The Shawshank Redemption is near perfect in its story telling, with a clear plot told in digestable portions. You never feel like the story loses pace or that the screenwriters are hurrying up in the end to fix something they have to resolve in the plot.

Robbins plays Andy Dufresne (a banker wrongly convicted of slaying his wife and her lover) with such perfection, you become convinced of not only the role of this protagonist, but the nature of his character. It... review »

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Philadelphia, PA

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Fantastic and very realistic.

NOV

2008

Knowing how the prison system works (No, I've never been in one) I can tell you that this is as real as it gets.

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Movie Title	The Shawshank Redemption (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Format Type	Collectors Editon DVD
Film Genre	Drama Movie Classics
MPAA Rating	R
Tags	Different Seasons Frank Darabont Morgan Freeman Shawshank Redemption Stephen King Tim Robbins
Key Information	Directors Frank Darabont Stars Clancy Brown Actors Mark Rolston Genre Dramas Subgenre Injustice • Prison/Prisoners • Escape • Essential Cinema MPAA Rating R (MPAA) Available Formats VHS: Spanish Dubbed UPC 883929077687 Release Date 1994 Running Time 2hr 22min
Languages	Original Language English
DVD Editions	DVD Editions DVD: Deluxe Limited Edition; Includes Audio CD2hr 22minWarner Home VideoOctober 05, 2004R (MPAA)053939270327
Credits	Screenwriter Frank Darabont
Professional Reviews	Professional Reviews (10/17/1999, p.5, Roger Ebert): "...THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION creates a warm hold on our feelings....It is deeper than most...
VHS Editions	VHS Editions VHS: Widescreen2hr 24minWarner Home VideoAugust 25, 1998R (MPAA)053939254938
Quotes from the Movie	Quotes from the Movie "I'm a regular Sears and Roebuck"--Red (Morgan Freeman), the man on the inside who "knows how to get things" <br> <br> ...