Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day vs The Postman

The Postman has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.8/10 for Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day). Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 49m. The Postman is the older of the two (1994 against 2008). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day posterMiss Pettigrew Lives for a Day2008 VS The Postman posterThe Postman1994
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a DayThe Postman
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 7.9/10
Year20081994
Length1h 32m1h 49m
GenresComedy, Drama, RomanceComedy, Drama, Romance
Country––
DirectorBharat NalluriMichael Radford
Main castMark Strong, Amy Adams, Frances McDormand, Beatie Edney, Shirley HendersonMaria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa, Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Linda Moretti

Synopsis

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable to keep a job, is fired again. Lost in the hostile city, a series of fortunate circumstances lead her to meet Delysia LaFosse, a glamorous and dazzling American jazz singer whose life is a chaos ruled by indecision, a continuous battle between love and fame.

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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