The Shawshank Redemption
1994·Frank Darabont
DramaCrime
91.0composite
Imprisoned 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.
89%Rotten Tomatoes
93IMDb3164K votes
Ranking Formula
91.0
out of 100
🍅Rotten Tomatoes89.0
50% weight — Critic consensus
👥IMDb93.0
50% weight — Audience rating
How we calculate the score
RT 89.0 × 0.50
+ IMDb 93.0 × 0.50
= 91.0