Apocalypse Now vs. The Shawshank Redemption

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Apocalypse Now is legendary, but The Shawshank Redemption is just a flat-out better movie.

Apocalypse Now is a great study into the mind of a wacko Marlon Brando but Shawshank is just so god damn charming. I'm going for Shawshank...with extreme prejudice.

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Both iconic films, Shawshank gets my vote though.

The movie with my favorite scene of all time. Apocalypse Now.

I'm going for Shawshank.

Apocalypse Now.

Don't really care for Apocalypse Now. As far as I'm concerned Shawshank wins in a massacre.

Two excellent films, going with Shawshank.

its close but shawshank wins

Shawshank is Top 5 material, which AN isn't.....for me at least.

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The Shawshank Redemption.

Now I understand why it's called The Shawshank Redemption. Cuz it's about REDemption. What do they call Morgan Freeman's character in the movie?

^ Still better than Rob Ager.

Both are masterpieces but Apocalypse Now by far.

Love both but Apocalypse Now is far good.

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The ultimate war film wins this.

Apocalypse Now is a better representation of what cinema can be in the right hands. The legend of how it was made, going to the Philippines without a finished script, Martin Sheen's heart attack, storms, Brando showing up fat and unprepared, Coppola putting up his damn house to finance it and still walking away with a masterpiece? That alone deserves the win.