The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Rating: 9/10 (15 April 2017)

In the lead roles, both Robbins and Freeman are outstanding, layering their performances with snippets of individuality: Their small, daily sustenance's and minor triumphs are wonderfully inspiring. This is an engagingly simple, good-hearted film, with just enough darkness around the edges to give contrast and relief to its glowingly benign view of human nature.