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The Shawshank Redemption

1994 · Drama · Frank Darabont · 2h 22m

A banker sentenced to life for a murder he says he did not commit settles into a Maine prison over two decades. Narrated by the man who gets him things.

  • Strongly realistic
  • Strongly character-driven
  • Clearly heavy

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