A massive miscalculation in self-mythologizing by director and star Kevin Costner, The Postman would make for a goofy good time if it weren't so fatally self-serious.
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The Postman
Movie Info
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Director -
Kevin Costner -
Producer -
Kevin Costner , Steve Tisch , Jim Wilson -
Screenwriter -
David Brin , Eric Roth , Brian Helgeland -
Production Co -
Tig Productions , Warner Brothers -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Drama , Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 1, 2008 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$17.6M -
Runtime -
2h 57m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby Digital , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm
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