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The Postman

The year is 2013. One man walked in off the horizon and hope came with him.

6.3(1,249)19972h 58m9

In 2013, there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the United States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for Shakespeare, and something yet undiscovered: the power to inspire hope.

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Status
Released
Budget
$80M
Box office
$17.6M
Language
English
  • army
  • based on novel or book
  • horseback riding
  • anti hero
  • lawlessness
  • inspiration
  • wasteland
  • drifter
  • fictional war
  • fighting
  • alternative reality
  • tyranny

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Behind the camera

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR25 Dec 1997
    • PhysicalRDVD9 Jun 1998
    • PhysicalRBlu-ray8 Sept 2009
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1520 Feb 1998
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM20 Apr 1998
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical15+9 Apr 1998
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU24 Feb 1998
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1225 Dec 1997
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1622 Oct 1998
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical122 Apr 1998
    • PhysicalDVD20 Jul 1999
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical20 Feb 1998
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical1619 Feb 1998
    • Physical16DVD1 Feb 1999
    • TV16RTL 520 Nov 2003
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/126 Mar 1998

Frequently asked questions

The Postman was released on 25 December 1997.

Audience reviews

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    Patrick E. Abe

    11/6/2016

    6/10

    Who will be responsible now, for these wayward children? That's a phrase that's in the book, but not the movie. I liked David Brin's tale of the communities growing up from a near-apocalypse and the conman, "Gordon Krantz." When I first saw the (overlong) movie, I was disappointed and felt Responsibility had been tossed aside. However, this tale of a traveling Shakepeare-mangler grew on me. David Brin himself d…

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    misubisu

    11/21/2022

    4/10

    This movie fits firmly in the "it's so bad it's good" category. It's so outrageous, that you just have to see how it's going to end up. The dialogue/scripts are woeful... but they are delivered with such passion that it almost leaves you breathless. At the end of the movie, I had no idea what I had just watched, but definitely felt that I had been entertained! Go figure.

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