The Postman vs Welcome to the Sticks
The Postman has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.7/10 for Welcome to the Sticks). Welcome to the Sticks is the shorter watch at 1h 46m 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.
| The Postman | Welcome to the Sticks | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Michael Radford | Dany Boon |
| Main cast | Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa, Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Linda Moretti | Dany Boon, Michel Galabru, Anne Marivin, Kad Merad, Guy Lecluyse |
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.
Welcome to the Sticks
Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on the French Riviera, at any cost. The trouble is that he is caught red-handed while trying to scam an inspector. Philippe is immediately banished to the distant unheard of town of…
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