The Postman
User Score
5.7 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 6 out of 19

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  1. Mike
    Jun 9, 2005
    10
    This movie is great. I dont really buy the realness of it, but it kept me entertained for 3 hours. yea right.
  2. hunter
    Jul 2, 2005
    0
    I couldn't even stand to watch it all the way through.
  3. armandos.
    Feb 10, 2005
    5
    Costner takes himself too seriously in this flick, but the critics savaged this a little too much-it is not all that bad-even though some scenes meant to be serious can instead cause inadvertant laughter.
  4. PatC.
    Jun 30, 2006
    2
    A riveting epic ranking right up there with Heavens Gate.
  5. gdonaldson
    Feb 7, 2012
    10
    What a great performance and story line. This is without a doubt one of my top 5 films. The storyline for me had me at every turn. Costner was certainly given the raw end of the pro critics but I've made a few films and appeared and it was just brilliant

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Metascore
29 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
  3. Negative: 8 out of 14
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Russell Smith
    40
    Regrettably, The Postman is just one more reminder of what a nonfactor sincerity often is in terms of artistic merit.
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  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Tom Meek
    40
    The Postman isn't as atrocious as the inane trailers and media hype have indicated, but like "Waterworld" a lot of the prerelease scrutiny is well warranted.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    10
    Every truly awful movie epic has a point of no return, a moment when the accumulated bad lines and bogus sentimentality become so cloying that the best defense against a mounting queasiness is an awed amusement. The Postman, offers a new opportunity for levity every few minutes after its first hour.
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