The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Drama, Crime
82Kernel Score — Universal Acclaim, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
Shawshank earned universal critical acclaim with an 82 Metascore, but its $28.3M worldwide gross barely broke even against a $25M budget—a cautionary tale about critical esteem and box-office performance.
Director track record: Frank Darabont
The film sits well above Frank Darabont's own 48.7-point average across his other scored films—a remarkable +33.3-point leap that makes it his new best-reviewed work, surpassing The Green Mile's 61.
Lead track record: Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins' performance helped deliver a film that sits well above his own 65.3-point average across 23 other scored films—a +16.7-point boost, though it trails his best-reviewed work, The Player (86).
Box office
Budget $25M · Box office $28.3M