SEX/NUDITY 7 - Brief male nudity, in prison shower scenes. Now don't get me wrong, this isn't an attack on the quality of the film, I just don't see how it got that high. The percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher. "The Shawshank Redemption" is a movie about time, patience and loyalty -- not sexy qualities, perhaps, but they grow on you during the subterranean progress of this story, which is about how two men serving life sentences in prison become friends and find a way to fight off despair. With Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler. Why is The Shawshank Redemption the highest rated film on IMDb? Why Shawshank Redemption is Amazing Updated on March 26, 2018 by Sean Platt Today I talk about one of my favorite movies and for a long time it was IMDB’s number one rated … novella, “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption,” first published in Different Seasons (New York: Viking Penguin Inc., 1982). And yet, for reasons that are baffling, this movie was not only rated R, but director Sam Raimi had to fight to have it reduced to an R from the original NC-17. The Shawshank Redemption is ranked as the "Top Rated" movie according to IMDB's Top 250 List.. What makes it so important and unique in the world of cinema? But so was the Passion of the Christ. VIOLENCE/GORE 7 - Instances of male-on-male rape happen off-screen, but several brutal beatings are shown: One man is beaten to death. Does it have to do purely with acting/plot, or have there been some other new things that came along with the movie? An innocent man is sentenced to life imprisonment. The Shawshank Redemption is rated R and for good reason. Prison drama with Tim Robbins. * Life is not always fair. This film is MPAA-rated R for language and prison violence. Nominated for seven Academy Awards categories and the number one rated movie on IMDb’s Top 250 list, Frank Darabont’s movie Shawshank Redemption (1994) is still considered to be one of the best movies of all time. Male-on-male rape happens off-screen. Directed by Frank Darabont. And as with the later film, we find that the beauty of God’s redemption is often powerfully revealed in triumph over such evil things. It made an undeniable connection with its audience through themes which define the human experience. This is a bit of rant. According to Mental Floss , the MPAA begrudgingly agreed to change the rating after Raimi pointed out they'd based their decision on human-on-skeleton violence, and skeletons don't bleed. Corruption is a fact of life. The Shawshank Redemption | 1994 | R | - 7.7.7. I have a 2020 model Roku TV and the Disney+ app just failed to load on multiple attemps, and HBOMax is so slow to load and clunky to use that I don't watch anything on the app unless I absolutely have to. I just find it extremely strange that the Shawshank Redemption is the highest rated film on IMDb. Based on the Stephen King novella “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption,” the film was released in 1994 to critical acclaim and box office doldrums. You all love The Shawshank Redemption.The feature debut of writer-director Frank Darabont enjoys a 91% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and stands tied with The Godfather at the top of IMDb’s list of highest rated movies. The Shawshank Redemption is an uplifting, deeply satisfying prison drama with sensitive direction and fine performances. Admit it. Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.

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