The Postman vs The Wedding Banquet
The Postman has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.2/10 for The Wedding Banquet). The Wedding Banquet is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 1h 49m. The Postman is the older of the two (1994 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Postman
The Wedding Banquet| The Postman | The Wedding Banquet | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Radford | Andrew Ahn |
| Main cast | Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa, Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Linda Moretti | Joan Chen, Youn Yuh-jung, Lily Gladstone, Bowen Yang, Kelly Marie Tran |
Synopsis
The Postman
Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
The Wedding Banquet
Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee's expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min's grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.
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