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The Shawshank Redemption

"Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free."

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Ratings & Reviews

IMDb
9.3/10
3,152,337 votes
89/100
Fresh
M
82/100
Metascore
TMDB
8.7/10
29,857 votes
Great
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

2

Wins

📋

7

Nominations

🏆

Academy Awards

📋 7 nominations
Nominated
Best Original Score
Best Sound
Best Picture
Best Actor
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
🏅

Other Awards

🏆 2 wins
Won
American Society of Cinematographers for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$25.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$28.3M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$28,767,189

United States

Profit

+$3.3M

ROI: +13%

Budget Recovery113% of budget
$0|Budget: $25.0M|Revenue: $28.3M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

397.7K

Daily Avg

6.6K

7-Day Trend

-18%
30 days agoToday
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Based On

Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

4 Locations Found

Story Setting

Set In
Shawshank State PrisonMaine
Time Period
1947195419661946

Themes & Subjects

#hope#imprisonment#miscarriageofjustice#incarcerationintheunitedstates#malebonding#abuseofpower#friendship#corruption

Characters

Andy Dufresne

Played by Tim Robbins

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Roger Deakins

Film Editing

Richard Francis-Bruce

Music / Score

Thomas Newman

Costume Design

Elizabeth McBride

Production Design

Terence Marsh

Production Companies

Castle Rock EntertainmentColumbia Pictures

Distributors

Columbia PicturesNetflixiTunes

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1

Format

digital download

Where to Watch The Shawshank Redemption

CountryStreamFreeRentBuy
United States of AmericaR
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United Kingdom15
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Canada14A
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AustraliaMA 15+
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IndiaU
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR
United Kingdom15
Canada14A
AustraliaMA 15+
Germany12
FranceTP
IndiaU
JapanPG-12

+25 more countries

Production

Director

Frank Darabont

Writers

Frank Darabont, Stephen King

Production Companies

Castle Rock Entertainment

Cast

Tim Robbins photo

Tim Robbins

Andy Dufresne

Morgan Freeman photo

Morgan Freeman

Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

Bob Gunton photo

Bob Gunton

Warden Norton

William Sadler photo

William Sadler

Heywood

Clancy Brown photo

Clancy Brown

Captain Byron T. Hadley

Gil Bellows photo

Gil Bellows

Tommy

James Whitmore photo

James Whitmore

Brooks Hatlen

Mark Rolston photo

Mark Rolston

Bogs Diamond

Jeffrey DeMunn photo

Jeffrey DeMunn

1946 D.A.

Larry Brandenburg photo

Larry Brandenburg

Skeet

Neil Giuntoli photo

Neil Giuntoli

Jigger

Brian Libby photo

Brian Libby

Floyd

Tags & Keywords

prisonfriendshippolice brutalitycorruptionbased on novel or bookfreedomhopeprison celldelinquentredemptionparole boardprison escapewrongful imprisonmentinterracial friendshipframed for murder

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