The Postman vs What We Wanted to Be
The Postman has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.8/10 for What We Wanted to Be). What We Wanted to Be is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 49m. The Postman is the older of the two (1994 against 2024). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Postman
What We Wanted to Be| The Postman | What We Wanted to Be | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Argentina |
| Director | Michael Radford | Alejandro Agresti |
| Main cast | Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa, Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Linda Moretti | Eleonora Wexler, Luis Rubio, Antonio Agresti, Carlos Gorosito |
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.
What We Wanted to Be
An impossible love story that begins outside a movie theater, continues in a café and could end with the two protagonists together… if real life wasn’t much more complicated than the movies. United by their love of cinema, these two main characters decide to live the lives they dreamed of and not the lives they are destined to live. In a series of encounters, imagination triumphs over reality and everyday reality takes a back seat.
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