Reviews
The Shawshank Redemption
Directed by Frank Darabont · starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman and Bob Gunton
- 4 from the press
- 9.2 · 58 votes
The Shawshank Redemption: reviews
Reviews
9.2 58 votes
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What the critics say average 9.4 from 4 outlets
- 10 EmpireIan Nathan
A thumpingly good ode to friendship, hope, wit, wiles and wisdom, brimming with crackling characters and topped with the most twisteroo of twists since 'The Crying Game'.
- 9.5 Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
This is not a "prison drama" in any conventional sense of the word (...) But mostly the film is an allegory about holding onto a sense of personal worth.
- 9.0 New York TimesElvis Mitchell
There are times when 'The Shawshank Redemption' comes dangerously close to sounding one of those "triumph of the spirit" notes. But most of it is eloquently restrained.
- 9.0 El PaísMiguel Ángel Palomo
A classic film about prison that fleeing from the cheap spectacle to deepen in the friendship of the two main characters.
Questions about the reviews of The Shawshank Redemption
- What score does The Shawshank Redemption have?
- Readers give it 9.2 (58 votes). The critics, 9.4 on average from 4 reviews.
- What do the critics say about The Shawshank Redemption?
- The highest score is Empire’s (10) and the lowest El País’s (9.0).