The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

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 ing skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be ired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.