The Best Years vs The Postman

The Postman has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.8/10 for The Best Years). The Postman is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 9m. The Postman is the older of the two (1994 against 2020). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Mariano Rigillo.

The Best Years posterThe Best Years2020 VS The Postman posterThe Postman1994
The Best YearsThe Postman
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 7.9/10
Year20201994
Length2h 9m1h 49m
GenresComedy, Drama, RomanceComedy, Drama, Romance
Country––
DirectorGabriele MuccinoMichael Radford
Main castPierfrancesco Favino, Mariano Rigillo, Kim Rossi Stuart, Claudio Santamaria, Alma NoceMaria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa, Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Linda Moretti

Synopsis

The Best Years

Italy from the '80s to the present day, through the dreams, loves, successes and failures of four friends.

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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