The English Teacher vs The Postman
The Postman has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 5.6/10 for The English Teacher). The English Teacher is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 49m. The Postman is the older of the two (1994 against 2013). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The English Teacher
The Postman| The English Teacher | The Postman | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.6/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Craig Zisk | Michael Radford |
| Main cast | Jessica Hecht, Norbert Leo Butz, Greg Kinnear, Fiona Shaw, Nathan Lane | Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa, Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Linda Moretti |
Synopsis
The English Teacher
Small-town Pennsylvania schoolteacher Linda Sinclair balances her staid home life with an incredible passion for her subject. Then a former star pupil reenters her life after failing as a playwright in New York City. Seeing in his script the inspiration that she has always longed to instill in her students, this dyed-in-the-wool romantic enlists the help of long-suffering drama teacher Carl to mount the work as the high school’s next and…
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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