Does The Shawshank Redemption end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Shawshank Redemption sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Shawshank Redemption scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Shawshank Redemption easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Shawshank Redemption violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Shawshank Redemption

Name: The Shawshank Redemption
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1994
Duration: 142 min
Rating: 8.7
Cast: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown

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

Directed by Frank Darabont

Produced by Castle Rock Entertainment

1994142 min8.7 / 10

A deeply humanistic prison drama about friendship, integrity, and the redemptive power of hope in the face of systemic corruption and injustice.

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.

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Questions people ask

Does The Shawshank Redemption end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 99% of films.
Is The Shawshank Redemption sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Shawshank Redemption scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Shawshank Redemption easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is The Shawshank Redemption violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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