Submarine vs The Postman

The Postman has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.4/10 for Submarine). Submarine is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 49m. The Postman is the older of the two (1994 against 2011). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Submarine posterSubmarine2011 VS The Postman posterThe Postman1994
SubmarineThe Postman
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 7.9/10
Year20111994
Length1h 37m1h 49m
GenresComedy, Drama, RomanceComedy, Drama, Romance
Country––
DirectorRichard AyoadeMichael Radford
Main castNoah Taylor, Gemma Chan, Paddy Considine, Steffan Rhodri, Sally HawkinsMaria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa, Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Linda Moretti

Synopsis

Submarine

15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate at their Swansea high school. As his parents' marriage begins to fall apart, similar problems arise in his relationship with Jordana.

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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