The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

 

Directed by Frank Darabont and based on Stephen King’s novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time.

It’s a powerful story of hope, friendship, and redemption set against the grim backdrop of a maximum-security prison.

The film is set in Shawshank State Penitentiary, a fictional prison in Maine, and spans several decades beginning in the 1940s. It follows the story of Andy Dufresne (played by Tim Robbins), a banker who is wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. Over the years, Andy befriends Ellis “Red” Redding (played by Morgan Freeman), a fellow inmate known for being able to “get things.” The film explores their deepening friendship and Andy’s quiet, unyielding quest for justice and freedom.