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The Shawshank Redemption

Rated R for language and prison violence.

R 142min.
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In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine, where another lifer, Ellis "Red" Redding ... Read More
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Andy Dufresne
Ellis Boy "Red" Redding
Warden Samuel Norton
Heywood
Capt. Byron Hadley
Brooks Hatlen
Tommy Williams
Bogs Diamond
D.A.
Elmo Blatch

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July 27, 2010
GuppySkipper
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My favorite line..."Either get busy livin', or get busy dyin' "...This movie mirrored my life for a time so errily well...
July 26, 2010
BABOO2
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This is my fav movie; great characters that draw you in.....When Tim Robbins decides to play the opera music and take the punishment....it has meaning
July 26, 2010
ONEFLATIRON
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This was an awesome movie. One of my favs.
July 26, 2010
MelMedia
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My number One favorite movie...great acting. Great theme. Great story. I watch it regularly and so does my daughter...I love Red's (Morgan Freeman's) character saying, "I'm a man whose known to locate things from time to time..."
July 26, 2010
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Has to be one of the best movies, prison or not, ever done. Andy and Red's bond while in prison and the aftermath when they are released is a fantastic tribute to Steven King's excellent novel. Throughout the movie you keep wondering what will happen to Andy as he works for the warden and does taxes for the guards. He is so laid back while performing these mudane tasks the ending comes as a
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