The Shawshank Redemption 1994

After a banker is sentenced to life in Shawshank Prison, he forms an unlikely friendship with a seasoned inmate and clings to hope amid cruelty and corruption.

Convicted of a murder he swears he did not commit, a buttoned-up banker arrives at a grim Maine penitentiary where every day is a test of endurance. Over the years, he earns the respect of a resourceful fellow inmate who knows how to get things done behind bars. Their bond becomes a quiet lifeline in a place designed to grind down the human spirit.