The Shawshank Redemption
It's from 1994, before you were born.
- Director
- Frank Darabont
- Genre
- Drama
- Based on
- a Stephen King novella
- Released
- 1994
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About
As of 2026, it's 32 years old.
The Shawshank Redemption flopped at the box office in 1994 and then did the most unlikely thing imaginable: it became, by popular vote, one of the most beloved films ever made, propelled by cable reruns and word of mouth into permanent 'greatest of all time' lists. A wrongly imprisoned banker and a quiet decades-long friendship turned out to be exactly what people wanted.
Its patient story of hope, endurance, and a very long tunnel rewards every rewatch, and Morgan Freeman's narration could sell sand in a desert.
Quietly perfect and endlessly rewatched, Shawshank is the film that bombed in theaters and then won the long game by simply being unforgettable.
