Together they discover hope as the ultimate means of survival. Under horrifying conditions and the ever-present threat of violence, two lifers reclaim their souls and find freedom within their hearts in The Shawshank Redemption. The Shawshank Redemption. Movies Anywhere. Watch your purchase on Movies Anywhere supported devices. Once you select Rent you'll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish it.
Can't play on this device. Check system requirements. Bundles containing this item. Available on HoloLens. Mobile device. Xbox Netflix and third parties use cookies why? You can change your cookie preferences. Call Accept Reject Personalise my choices. Netflix Netflix. Framed for murder, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison and gradually forms a close bond with older inmate Red.
Watch all you want. Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins bring star power to this emotional drama, which received seven Oscar nominations. More Details. Watch offline. Available to download. He teaches literacy and helps one young prisoner to get his high school diploma. As it turns out, this young guy, Billy, had served time in another prison with the guy who had killed Andy's wife and lover, and Billy could have proven it. The Warden is a crook using prison labor to make a lot of money.
Andy, formerly a banker, has been drafted as the Warden's accountant, keeping his books and laundering the funds from his crooked businesses. When Andy goes to the Warden with the news that Billy could possibly clear his name, the Warden, fearing that his activities would be discovered if Andy were set free, has the head guard kill Billy. After more than twenty years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Andy finally escapes.
For twenty years, with only a tiny rock hammer, he had secretly been hacking a hole through the concrete cell wall to freedom, using a giant poster to hide his work. When Andy escapes he uses the phoney identity and credentials that he created for the warden's cover for his illegal activities. He leaves a detailed record of the killings in Shawshank by the head guard, and the criminal activity of the Warden.
He emptied all of the bank accounts and went to Mexico. Before he escaped, he asked Red for a favor and left him instructions. Red was afraid Andy was going to kill himself. What Andy had left was a plan, with information and money; and an invitation to Red to join him when he got out. This was an excellent film and sure to please everybody. The last place one would expect to find hope would be a prison. Likewise, the last movie in which one would expect to find hope is a prison movie.
However, in The Shawshank Redemption, hope is exactly what we get. The Shawshank Redemption is the story of Andy Dufrense Tim Robbins ; a man accused of murdering his wife and her lover and sentenced to two consecutive life sentences.
Over the next years two hours, movie time , he finds his way to inner peace and holds onto great hope in the midst of the terror of the prison system. The Shawshank Redemption is one of those films that is a true work of both art and magic. It is a work of art in the fact that it can so perfectly paint th e picture of a man who will not relinquish the only thing someone cannot directly take away: hope. It is a work of magic in the fact that you are completely enveloped in Shawshank.
From the first shot of Shawshank prison -- an utterly gothic structure that permeates you with a sense of just how frightening the prison will be -- you are enveloped inside of the world of Shawshank.
You experience a prison life composed of routine after routine after routine. The performances in Shawshank are top notch. The commentary upon the justice system is both thoughtful and thought provoking. Yet, despite all of its greatness, Shawshank's script leaves a little to be desired. I suppose such happens when one is using Stephen King as the source for a serious movie. Shawshank's characters are cliched. There is Red Freeman , the convict who gets things, who says at one point "I suppose there's a convict like me in every prison.
The story is basically predictable. The dialogue has a propensity to get preachy. Despite these flaws, The Shawshank Redemption is a film with remarkable staying power. It is able to sustain itself throughout its duration and to keep you enraptured with its remarkably hopeful story. In the end of it all, Andy Dufrense will escape Shawshank. My husband says, It's 'Beaches' for straight men. This is truly one of the best prison movies ever made.
It is an absolute crime that it didn't win best picture and best actor for Morgan Freeman.
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