HORROR:  Shawshank Redemption tells the story of Andy Dufresne, wrongly imprisoned for the murder of his wife and her lover. Over the course of his lengthy imprisonment, Dufresne forges allies within the prison, in particular "Red" Redding and Brooks Hatlen. His background in accounting as a bank employee leads to his being chosen to assist corrupt Warden Norton and many of the prison guards with their financial needs and earns him privileges that enable him to make plans for a life outside Shawshank’s concrete walls.