Movies like The Shawshank Redemption (movies similar to The Shawshank Redemption)

[albert]

The Shawshank Redemption is a great movie. And, if you enjoyed the movie, you are sure gonna love these. Lets make a list of movies that are similar or suited for same audience.

[christina]

Forrest Gump 1994

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events - in each case far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. Yet despite all the things he has attained his one true love eludes ...

Forrest Gump features inspirational, touching, feel good, sentimental and uplifting style.

[WillBruh]

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest 1975

While serving time for insanity at a state mental hospital implacable rabble-rouser Randle Patrick McMurphy inspires his fellow patients to rebel against the authoritarian rule of head nurse Mildred Ratched.

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest features psychological, thought provoking, dramatic, serious and surprise ending style.

[gabriel]

Good Will Hunting 1997

Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. ...

Good Will Hunting features psychological, emotional, philosophical, sentimental and intellectual style.

[ivan]

Scent of a Woman 1992

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham Oregon for Christmas Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant ...

Scent of a Woman features inspirational, sentimental, dramatic, realistic and touching style.

[nolive]

The Pursuit of Happyness 2006

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as hes poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

The Pursuit of Happyness features inspirational, emotional, sentimental, uplifting and motivational style.

[marc]

Papillon 1973

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island which inspires the man to plot his escape.

Papillon features inspirational, psychological, grim, realistic and depressing style.

[lena]

The Help 2011

Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her familys ...

The Help features touching, inspirational, thought provoking, uplifting and feel good style.

[Michaelderne 2]

The Intouchables 2011

A true story of two men who should never have met a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.

The Intouchables features inspirational, feel good, touching, emotional and motivational style.

[scottalanmiller]

Cool Hand Luke 1967

When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm he doesnt play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yards resident heavy Dragline who ends up admiring the new guys unbreakable ...

Cool Hand Luke features realistic, atmospheric, serious, rough and intense style.

[Jimmyned]

The Color Purple 1985

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celies abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing quotMisterquot Albert ...

The Color Purple features sentimental, uplifting, touching, inspirational and sad style.

[norma]

Rain Man 1988

Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitts father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie they travel cross-country.

Rain Man features road movie, sincere, uplifting, touching and inspirational style.

[ronnie]

Unforgiven 1992

William Munny is a retired once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner ...

Unforgiven features bleak, suspenseful, tense, realistic and suspense style.

[Kennethzef 0]

Escape from Alcatraz 1979

Escape from Alcatraz tells the story of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous maximum security prison at Alcatraz. In 29 years the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary which housed Al Capone and quotBirdmanquot Robert ...

Escape from Alcatraz features suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful, realistic and exciting style.

[moviebuff]

The Truman Show 1998

Truman Burbank is the star of quotThe Truman Showquot a 24-hour-a-day quotrealityquot TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life -- live and in color -- without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for ...

The Truman Show features philosophical, thought provoking, psychological, surreal and touching style.

[ken]

The Sunset Limited 2011

Based on the play of the same name by Pulitzer Prize Winner Cormac McCarthy this searing two-character drama mixes humor and pathos while examining the relationship between strangers who are brought together by desperate circumstances. Set in a New ...

The Sunset Limited features philosophical, talky, minimal cast, thought provoking and psychological style.

[ava]

Awakenings 1990

Dr. Malcolm Sayer a shy research physician uses an experimental drug to quotawakenquot the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening filled with awe and enthusiasm ...

Awakenings features inspirational, motivational, sentimental, sincere and uplifting style.

[ybukuk]

The Verdict 1982

Frank Galvin is a down-on-his luck lawyer reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing. Former associate Mickey Morrissey reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit that he himself served to Galvin on a silver platter all parties ...

The Verdict features suspense, tense, atmospheric, intense and thought provoking style.

[JamesNelty]

The Spitfire Grill 1996

Percy upon being released from prison goes to the small town of Gillead to find a place where she can start over again. She is taken in by Hannah to help out at her place the Spitfire Grill. Percy brings change to the small town stirring ...

The Spitfire Grill features christian film, sentimental, emotional, touching and serious style.

[nora]

Incendies 2010

A mothers last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawads acclaimed play Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults voyage to ...

Incendies features disturbing, psychological, heartbreaking, bleak and emotional style.