The Shawshank Redemption
Movie • 1994 • Drama
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Abandonment
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A character raises a bird from a chick, then releases it into the wild, without any preparation for life on its own, when he's no longer able to take care of it. The bird's subsequent fate is not shown.
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Abuse
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Idk if this counts but the main character is accused of murdering his wife
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Is someone gaslighted?
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The Warden gaslights Andy when he learns from him that there is potential evidence of his innocence, insisting that the story is nonsense that Andy fell for, and that they probably wouldn't find the suspect in question in time if it were true.
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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In the beginning, Andy is seen to be rather drunk, but later on in the film he states he does not drink alcohol.
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There's a passing reference to marijuana use, but no drug use is depicted on screen.
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Jake the baby crow grows up to be a healthy adult and is eventually set free
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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The Humane Society took animal safety so seriously they wouldn’t let a bird eat a maggot until the maggot died on its own from natural causes
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Are there bugs?
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Andy pulls a maggot out of his food and gives it to somebody else
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Assault
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Rape is a plot element, but the act isn't depicted on camera.
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The physical violence is shown onscreen, the sexual violence is not
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Is rape mentioned?
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One of the recurring plot lines is that the main character is a victim of gang rape
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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Contrary to how the scene is portrayed in almost every Shawshank parody, the assault of the protagonist is rightfully taken seriously.
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Is someone restrained?
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New prisoners come in with their hands and ankles cuffed.
The Sisters capture Andy and keep him in place by sheer force.
The Sisters capture Andy and keep him in place by sheer force.
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Is someone held under water?
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No, but there is a danger of drowning.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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The prison guards bully the prisoners and the stronger prisoners bully the weaker prisoners, and in both contexts there are scenes where the bullies beat up their victims.
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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No, but there's one scene where Andy has a black eye/beat up face.
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Is someone tortured?
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You could say that being in prison and sexually assaulted consistently is torture
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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A character threatens to bite off his abusers’ genitals as a way to intimidate them/protect himself from being raped.
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Is there a hanging?
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Yes. All shown
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Is there throat mutilation?
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There is a scene where a character has a knife held to his throat, but his assailant is successfully talked down.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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At one point Brooks holds a knife to Heywood's throat and it nicks him
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Does someone break a bone?
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Lots of pretty grim injuries shown
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Is someone stabbed?
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There is a scene where a character is threatened with a knife, but his assailant is successfully talked down.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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There is a part where one man is threatening to throw another man off a building. Its a bit stressful but doesn't happen
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Children
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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Depends where you draw the line under "major character", but there are emotionally impactful deaths of two characters who are at least significant supporting characters.
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Does someone die?
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Two characters both kill themselves and their bodies are shown in the ways they died. One person is killed and it is shown on screen
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a parent die?
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A man who is stated to have a wife and child dies.
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Does a family member die?
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The main character's wife is murdered at the beginning of the movie.
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Does someone cheat?
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The movie opens with Dufresne getting interrogated in court about the murder of his wife and her extramartial lover. They're shown making out and feeling each other up.
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Fear
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Is there a shower scene?
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Lots of men showering together
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Near the end of the movie, Andy submerges into a pond/river. There's also a scene shot at the beach with a zoom-out to the sea.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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While swimming through the sewer towards the end of the film. The audio is bad
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Is there defecation?
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No, but Andy crawls through a sewer full of s**t
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Movie is incredibly critical of the prison system
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Is there incarceration?
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Most of the film takes place in a prison, with the difficulties of life there depicted in detail.
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Medical
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Mental Health
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at least 2 suicides both on screen
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There are 2 scenes where a character kills themselves and their bodies are shown
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Is there misophonia?
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There is eating in some scenes but it’s not really too bad. Personally the scene where they’re putting tar on the roof kinda triggered misophonia but it’s only for a few seconds.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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It is not said outright but there is speculation from other characters near the end as a character is speaking in a way that may indicate suicidal idealation.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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The prisoners who get free experience anxiety after spending most of their life in prison. They don't know how to adjust to the new world anymore.
Andy shows signs of dissociation after the abuse of the Sisters. He doesn't talk about it at all.
Andy shows signs of dissociation after the abuse of the Sisters. He doesn't talk about it at all.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Man crawls through a dirty sewer pipe for an extended period of time.
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Andy seems to dissociate/be mute after being attacked/assaulted by the Sisters.
He has a blank, empty expression on his face multiple times.
This mainly happens when Red narrates about Andy's prison routine and the abuse he faced by the Sisters.
He has a blank, empty expression on his face multiple times.
This mainly happens when Red narrates about Andy's prison routine and the abuse he faced by the Sisters.
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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Person voting yes might refer to some of the older prisoners being institutionalized and after being free, become anxious of living in the real world again.
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Noxious
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Lightning storm could be triggering
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Captain Hadley verbally abuses and degrades the inmates, calling them names and threatening some.
M**********r f**k are often used.
M**********r f**k are often used.
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Paranoia
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Several scenes have narration by the Red character. Doesn't say anything to directly speak to the audience but comes off as if Red is telling you the story of his friend Andy in prison.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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A fat man is mocked for his appearance and called derogatory terms related to it.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Queer is used in a derogatory way
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A group of men are called The Sisters
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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The only gay representation is a group of r*pists called “the sisters.”
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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In minute 1:07 by one of the guards, but only in the german version
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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The warden quotes the Bible and states he uses it has his basis for running the prison. Bibles are shown multiple times.
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Sex
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Is there sexual content?
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In the start of the film we see the main character's wife and her lover getting intimate.
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Are there nude scenes?
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theres some butt shots but not much more
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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The women in the movies the prisoners watch.
Andy has a few slightly pin-upesque posters of multiple women in his prison cell. The women are scantily clad/only wear underwear.
Andy is ogled and objectified by the Sisters in a dehumanizing way.
Andy has a few slightly pin-upesque posters of multiple women in his prison cell. The women are scantily clad/only wear underwear.
Andy is ogled and objectified by the Sisters in a dehumanizing way.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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The prisoners place bets on which new prisoner will be the first to cry. When one man does so, the whole prison laughs and jeers.
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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When one prisoner gets out he almost gets hit by a car because he has not seen one before
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Violence
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Is there gun violence?
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[SPOILER] About an hour and a half in a character is shot multiple times, kind of by surprise. Main character is in prison on a gun violence charge but it isn’t shown
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