Film · 1994DramaCrime

The Shawshank Redemption

Name: The Shawshank Redemption
Released: 1994

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The Verdict

A classic prison drama free of identity messaging. The Shawshank Redemption is a faithful, character-driven adaptation with universal themes of hope and friendship — there is nothing here for WokeMeter to flag.

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Each axis scored 0–100, with the receipts. The headline score weights the worst offense, so a single egregious element isn't diluted by the rest.

Identity Swaps

No established characters are race- or gender-swapped; characters originate from the Stephen King novella.

Girlboss & Male Demotion

A male-led drama with no female-empowerment messaging or male demotion as a theme.

LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content

No LGBTQ+ themes; prison sexual assault is depicted as violence, not identity content.

DEI Casting

Casting fits a 1940s American prison setting; Red's portrayal is character-driven, not a quota.

Preachiness

Themes of hope and freedom are woven into the narrative, not delivered as sermons.

Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West

No framing of masculinity or the West as inherently toxic.

Source Betrayal

Faithful adaptation of King's novella with no identity-driven rewrites.

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Details

Released: September 23, 1994
Type: Film
Genres: Drama, Crime

Synopsis

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

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