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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

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Castle Rock has tapped into the wellspring of yet another Stephen King novella, from the same collection as ''Stand by Me.'' While it seems unlikely that this well-wrought film about hope and friendship in a maximum security prison will do ''Stand by Me''-level business, ''The Shawshank Redemption'' should appeal to a mature audience. The marketing challenge will be to lure a mainstream audience to this dark drama starring Tim Robbins.
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