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The Shawshank Redemption

Poster for the movie "The Shawshank Redemption"
Poster for the movie "The Shawshank Redemption"

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

142 min - Drama, Crime - 23 September 1994
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Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

Director:  Frank Darabont
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The Untouchables

Poster for the movie "The Untouchables"
Poster for the movie "The Untouchables"

The Untouchables (1987)

119 min - Crime, Drama, History, Thriller - 3 June 1987
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Young Treasury Agent Eliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jim Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most honorable one on the force. He asks Malone to help him get Capone, but Malone warns him that if he goes after Capone, he is going to war.

Director:  Brian De Palma
Writers:  David Mamet
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