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15 Movies Like The Shawshank Redemption

Loved The Shawshank Redemption? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.

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Sleepers

1996

Sleepers shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Shawshank Redemption, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Crime, Buddy, Drama genres✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both explore friendship✓ Also stars Frank Medrano

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65%

Trainspotting

1996

Trainspotting shares key genre characteristics with The Shawshank Redemption and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Crime, Drama genres✓ They share themes of friendship, survival✓ Both come from the 1990s

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51%

Léon: The Professional

1994

Léon: The Professional shares key genre characteristics with The Shawshank Redemption and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Drama, Crime genres✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both explore survival

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46%

Blood In Blood Out

1993

Blood In Blood Out shares key genre characteristics with The Shawshank Redemption and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Drama, Prison genres✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both explore survival

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46%

Glengarry Glen Ross

1992

Glengarry Glen Ross shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Shawshank Redemption, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Crime, Drama genres✓ They share themes of friendship, survival✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Also stars Jude Ciccolella

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46%

Lock Up

1989

Lock Up shares key genre characteristics with The Shawshank Redemption and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Drama, Prison, Crime genres✓ Released only 5 years apart✓ Both explore friendship

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43%

Natural Born Killers

1994

Natural Born Killers shares key genre characteristics with The Shawshank Redemption and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Prison, Drama genres✓ Both come from the 1990s

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41%

The River Wild

1994

The River Wild shares key genre characteristics with The Shawshank Redemption and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Drama genres✓ They share themes of friendship, survival✓ Both come from the 1990s

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41%

Menace II Society

1993

Menace II Society shares key genre characteristics with The Shawshank Redemption and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Drama genres✓ They share themes of friendship, survival✓ Both come from the 1990s

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41%

Boyz n the Hood

1991

Boyz n the Hood shares key genre characteristics with The Shawshank Redemption and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Drama genres✓ They share themes of friendship, survival✓ Both come from the 1990s

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41%

American History X

1998

American History X shares key genre characteristics with The Shawshank Redemption and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Drama, Prison, Crime genres✓ Both come from the 1990s

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41%

Friday

1995

Friday shares key genre characteristics with The Shawshank Redemption and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Drama genres✓ They share themes of friendship, survival✓ Both come from the 1990s

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39%

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me shares key genre characteristics with The Shawshank Redemption and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Drama, Crime genres✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both explore survival✓ Very similar runtime

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39%

Swingers

1996

Swingers shares key genre characteristics with The Shawshank Redemption and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Buddy, Drama genres✓ They share themes of friendship, survival✓ Both come from the 1990s

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39%

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

1989

See No Evil, Hear No Evil shares key genre characteristics with The Shawshank Redemption and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Buddy genres✓ They share themes of friendship, survival✓ Released only 5 years apart

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Match

39%

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