Lars and the Real Girl vs The Postman

The Postman has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.2/10 for Lars and the Real Girl). Lars and the Real Girl is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 1h 49m. The Postman is the older of the two (1994 against 2007). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Lars and the Real Girl posterLars and the Real Girl2007 VS The Postman posterThe Postman1994
Lars and the Real GirlThe Postman
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 7.9/10
Year20071994
Length1h 46m1h 49m
GenresComedy, Drama, RomanceComedy, Drama, Romance
Country––
DirectorCraig GillespieMichael Radford
Main castPatricia Clarkson, Kelli Garner, Karen Robinson, Emily Mortimer, Ryan GoslingMaria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa, Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Linda Moretti

Synopsis

Lars and the Real Girl

Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.

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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