Cocktail vs The Postman
The Postman has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.1/10 for Cocktail). Cocktail is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 49m. Cocktail is the older of the two (1988 against 1994). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cocktail
The Postman| Cocktail | The Postman | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Roger Donaldson | Michael Radford |
| Main cast | Elisabeth Shue, James Eckhouse, Kelly Lynch, Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown | Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa, Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Linda Moretti |
Synopsis
Cocktail
After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.
The Postman
Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
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