The Postman (1997)

Cast

Ryan Hurst
as Eddie March
Kevin Costner
as The Postman
Dolph Lundgren
as Andrew Scott
Giovanni Ribisi
as Bandit 20

Get more information about The Postman (1997) on IMDb

Genres & Description

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

6.0 / 10

2013,Post-Apocalyptic America. An unnamed wanderer retrieves a Postman's uniform and undelivered bag of mail. He decides to pose as a postman and deliver the mail to a nearby town, bluffing that the United States government has been reinstated and tricking the town into feeding him. However, he reluctantly becomes a symbol of hope to the townspeople there who begin to remember the world that once was and giving them the courage to stand up to a tyrannical warlord and his army.

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Comments on this trailer
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Arthur Piantadosi

Gordon Krantz: Wouldn't it be nice if wars were only fought by the assholes who start them? - @Wednesday, November 28, 2018 10:03 AM

Raul Olivas

Damn this is the longest trailer ever.. and.. it’s waterworld on land - @Saturday, November 10, 2018 7:27 PM

stealthxsin

I've seen so many movies since I was a kid, but this was one of the few that has always stuck with me. - @Tuesday, October 16, 2018 6:24 PM

Dick Tracy

Liberals hate this movie, which makes me love it all the more. - @Saturday, October 6, 2018 4:05 AM

defiraphi

Didn't know this movie was around 3 hours long . Is an okay-ish movie as many post apocalyptic movies were in the 70's, 80's and 90's they were all with the same lingo . I'm not a Kevin Costner fan , i don't know but he doesn't deliver that great emotion or that touch in acting like other actors do from the same age as him . Only movie that i liked with Kevin Costner was The Untouchables but maybe because there were two bigger actors that i love more which are Robert deNiro and Sean Connery . Waterworld was nothing exceptionnal as movie it was a remake from Mad Max but this time on Sea , still don't know why that movie was so expensive to be made?? The vilain played by Dennis Hopper was cartoonish and funny . Not a bad movie but surely not a blockbuster either , it's a good little b-movie to watch without being too serious . Dances with Wolves many people call it a masterpiece but for me maybe because i'm not American that movie was boring and could have been easily shortened done to a less than 2 hours movie than more than 3 hours also there were too much scenes were nothing really happened only showing us for several seconds and minutes the sky, forest, water , etc.... Movies like these are good to watch only one time in our life . Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves is badly and poorly executed it also showed that mixing era's was bad, what has the character played by Morgan Freeman to do with a Robin Hood story ?! is beyond me . The only great interpretation was for the vilain Alan Rickman was the only good thing in the whole movie . Give me Robin Hood with Erol Flynn over this sh*t . Kevin Costner is not my cup of tea as actor . my opinion . - @Monday, September 10, 2018 1:08 PM

Lurker

Distant future of 2013 - @Sunday, July 15, 2018 8:13 PM

Joshua Brewer

All I can think of is Cliff Claven watching this on a loop and jerking it.... Like if you get the reference. Lol! - @Wednesday, June 27, 2018 2:17 PM

lib lin

Came here after watching the DEATH STRANDING trailer. For studies. - @Tuesday, June 12, 2018 8:25 AM

Raptor Jesus

such a terrible awesome movie XD i have it on DVD in that weird cardboard case thing :P also lol 2013 XD - @Saturday, May 26, 2018 10:20 AM

Michael Ricasio.

Definitely a great movie - @Thursday, May 17, 2018 10:50 PM

Mary Ratliff

The irony. The US government is the Beast. Pride in nation is what causes war. - @Friday, April 27, 2018 1:49 PM

CheesyTV

Hmm so this is the future but it looks like the wild west. What happened to the cities? lol. - @Tuesday, April 24, 2018 3:02 AM

Muhammad Akhenaten

One of my favorite movie. Very inspiring. - @Saturday, March 31, 2018 10:47 AM

Harry Jones

The time that costner was a superstar - @Saturday, March 3, 2018 5:50 PM

JayDogTitan 1464

Will Patton was great in this movie, A terrific villain, Awesome role he played. - @Saturday, February 24, 2018 9:36 PM

caveman Versace

This is a shit premise for a movie. However it is still leagues above what is released today. - @Tuesday, January 16, 2018 5:00 AM

Dejan Kesho

JRE brought me here - @Monday, January 15, 2018 4:34 PM

JBalderas1990

Jeez..even the trailer is too effin long - @Wednesday, January 3, 2018 7:43 PM

Stuart Funston

This was worse than the fucking full movie. - @Thursday, November 9, 2017 2:38 PM

NPC #873906

Very underrated film - @Wednesday, November 8, 2017 1:02 AM

Hyper Hurley

Its crazy knowing i live close to a few places the filmed this movie at! - @Thursday, October 26, 2017 7:44 PM

Narthwrongway

I have heard so much shit about this movie, but the trailer looks epic XD - @Monday, October 23, 2017 11:47 AM

Harry Jones

The movie has a message of hope united we can build everything 😎😊😉 - @Sunday, October 22, 2017 7:48 AM

Katie Jakey

I loved this movie and I'm not a fan of Kevin Costner. I find the biggest issue with this movie is it seems to be about an hour too long. The whole living in the woods scene could be completely cut out. - @Tuesday, October 3, 2017 4:06 PM

Tizpan Tizpan

RIP Tom Petty - @Monday, October 2, 2017 9:44 PM

AlphaDeltaXray

I love the plot to this, and how it has several layers to it. That's the best part about it. Very original. However, that said.....a "Postman"?? Why not a cop or maybe a government employee or agent? Why not name himself the new president? Why a Postman? It's just a tad too corny for me. But I still do love this movie. - @Saturday, September 16, 2017 9:59 PM

AlphaDeltaXray

*Minor Plot Spoilers* Nothing major that would ruin the movie, though. This movie happens to be a favorite of mine. I'd say in my Top 25. Although, it can be a little bit slow and drawn out at times, there's a whole lot to it. From the beginning when The Postman is forced to join the "army", to when he escapes and first becomes the postman, all the way up to when....well, I'll just stop there 🤐 If you haven't seen this then it's definitely worth watching at least once. It's very interesting and can be intense at times. - @Saturday, September 16, 2017 9:58 PM

Nelson Williams

the sad thing is this rilly has the potential to happen - @Friday, September 15, 2017 7:04 AM

A Creation

Newman from Seinfeld saves the USA!!!! LOOL - @Wednesday, August 30, 2017 5:34 PM

Warvvolf

Ford Lincoln Mercury. - @Thursday, August 17, 2017 7:12 AM

Park Jungjae

That's my life movie - @Sunday, July 30, 2017 2:37 PM

Deejay Kavana

I loved this movie and I have watched it quite a few times, sure there is a couple of cheesy scene's but this movie doesn't deserve the hate it gets. Water World suffered the same fate but i would put that movie in my top 20. I have met more than a few people who have said that they hated one or both of the movies I've just mentioned but when I asked if they'd seen them they just replied "no but the reviews are bad", people just can't think for themselves! Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Shawshank Redemption get mixed reviews when it first arrived? Now it's regarded as a masterpiece and rightly so! - @Sunday, July 23, 2017 2:22 AM

SKCRM114

Looks like a really bad movie, fortunately the book is an awesome and very original story that came out in the mid 80's. I recommend it to those who like post-apocalyptic stories of any kind. - @Monday, July 17, 2017 7:02 AM

Aeternuss

Holy shit this movie is long. I have rewatch the Postman after already 20 years. It is not horribly bad but clearly something is missing in all this. They could have easily done a mini series. Kevin Costner directing this movie try to hard to be Mel Gibson. I think he failed, this could have being Epic. It is weird how a movie in the post apocalyptic wilderness make it feel so claustrophobic. All you see is the same thing over and over again. If this movie would be done correctly it could be one of the best Patriotic movie about hope. - @Wednesday, May 17, 2017 8:25 AM

Korben Dallas

Still better than most of the movies coming out today. - @Saturday, May 6, 2017 11:29 PM

Matt Prado

The trailer made this movie look badass. Yet, the movie itself was big disaster and disappointment. It even ruined Costner's career for a while. Even David Brin, the author of the best selling book this film was based on, regretted selling the rights to his novel. - @Tuesday, April 18, 2017 3:16 AM

coryoct

this has been one of my favorite movies watched it as a kid on VHS, if you haven't seen it I suggest you see it, - @Tuesday, April 11, 2017 3:32 AM

Brian Clark

love this movie - @Thursday, February 9, 2017 4:17 AM

Tyler

Ah this brings me back to my road raider days in 2013, when I would rob unsuspecting travelers on horseback. - @Friday, November 25, 2016 5:42 AM

絕代浪子

求超美女主角名字 - @Tuesday, November 22, 2016 5:51 PM

Doc Lex

why the hack every movie set in future that is completely different from present is set i dunno 20 year in the future, i mean what the fuck can change in 20 years???? this movie is set in 2013, back toi the future is 2015, 2001 space odyssey to name a few, but there are hundreds of them, i mean if you do movie about some dystopian society then at least be realistic and set it at least 200-300 hundreds years into the future, give us some time to fuck up the planet properly!!! - @Thursday, October 6, 2016 7:57 PM

X.david Williams

Huzzah! - @Tuesday, August 16, 2016 7:28 PM

Maverick DrenZaria

I just did a review for this. It's one of my guilty pleasures. I understand the hate, but I enjoy the movie for its corniness. - @Tuesday, August 9, 2016 4:39 AM

Najchanon Mekchay

I want the full movie - @Monday, August 8, 2016 7:41 AM

euro2888

very good movie !! - @Monday, July 18, 2016 11:21 PM

SATÃ Belial

Will Patton did a wonderful job on this movie. - @Saturday, June 25, 2016 3:29 AM

Rory Lion

Its a great film....but so PC... - @Monday, June 6, 2016 10:27 PM

Pepper Millers

Am I the only one who can see this trailer being used for a Fallout: New Vegas machinima, with all the characters being replaced by NV characters? - @Tuesday, May 17, 2016 2:38 AM

neo inu

I expected the film to suck. I'm a huge Fallout fan, so I'll give most post-apocalyptic films a go. Turned out to be a seriously good film actually. Especially if you're a fallout fan, the Postmen are like the Minutemen trying to unite the US together, and the 8 gang are like Caesar's Legion, dominating the US and using fear and tyranny to keep it's people in check. I'd rate the film 8/10. My only complaints about the film is, it's too long; at nearly 3 hours long. Also the romance in the film felt a bit out of place and could probably have benefited more without it.The ending had a ridiculously cheesy typical 90s ending that left me cringing a tad. But overall the film hasn't aged badly and could be one of my favourite films. It had me grinning and laughing at the light-hearted take of the post-apocalyptic world and the main protagonist. Reminds me a bit of a more upbeat Mad Max film. - @Thursday, April 21, 2016 2:17 PM

Toriqdutya Nagara

ha ha ha its 2016 now and the situation doesn't look like that movie - @Tuesday, April 19, 2016 8:51 AM