How did The Shawshank Redemption become the highest rated #1 movie on IMDB?

Re:How did The Shawshank Redemption become the highest rated... by spottedmarley on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @02:23PM (#49087893)

I suppose it's probably the #1 Stephen King story adapted for the screen... that, or maybe Stand By Me.

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Re:How did The Shawshank Redemption become the highest rated... by BeetleB on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @02:25PM (#49087917)

Both were in the same story collection: Different Seasons

Apt Pupil was also made into a movie but didn't do as well.

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Re:How did The Shawshank Redemption become the highest rated... by spottedmarley on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @04:58PM (#49102997)

Apt Pupil! Yes, I remember reading that and loving it. Didn't know they made a movie of it. Stand By Me was originally titled The Body in Different Seasons. I must have read that 30+ years ago.. might need to re-read that some day. Wait.. wasn't Shawshank from Different Seasons too? Called something like 'Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption'.. I may be trippin .. don't feel like web searching it lol

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