Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Written and directed by Frank Darabont, three-time Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominee. Stars Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made; nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. After a banker is sentenced to life in Shawshank Prison, he forms an unlikely friendship with a seasoned inmate and clings to hope amid cruelty and corruption. This is a Do Not Miss Event. OPEN TO ALL PASS HOLDERS FILMMAKER Q&A WITH FRANK DARABONT TO FOLLOW
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🅿️ Parking
Not official — our suggestion: the free City lot at Sunset Center's North Lot, entered on 8th Ave between San Carlos & Mission (no time limit; about a 6-minute walk west on 8th to Monte Verde). Street parking around the theatre is free, but downtown blocks are posted 2-hour or 30-minute — read the sign. Vista Lobos (3rd Ave & Torres, free) is a backup, roughly 15–20 minutes on foot; no parking there 11:30pm–6am. The theatre has one accessible space out front on Monte Verde.