Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
the vibe
The Postman Vibe
What it feels like
slow-burnbittersweetgentleapproachablelight-touchintimateheartfelt
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Movie1994·114 min
The Postman
Directed by Michael Radford
An Academy Award-winning comedy drama film directed by Michael Radford. Winner of Best Original Score, with 4 additional Oscar nominations including Best Picture.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 2%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.9/10
1K ratings
About The Postman
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Gentle (2 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Heartfelt (7 of 9)
- Texture
- Cozy, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- forbidden love, coming of age, social injustice, mid century, music performance, international, island, romantic partners, mentor student, outsider misfit, everyman, fish out of water, slow burn reveal, sweeping romance, young first love