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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

NR ★ 7.1/10 113 min Drama, Romance, Crime, Thriller United States English
Director: Tay Garnett
Screenplay by: Harry Ruskin, Niven Busch
Novel: James M. Cain
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Description

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.

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Top Cast

John Garfield
John Garfield Frank Chambers
Lana Turner
Lana Turner Cora Smith
Cecil Kellaway
Cecil Kellaway Nick Smith
Hume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn Arthur Keats
Leon Ames
Leon Ames Kyle Sackett
Audrey Totter
Audrey Totter Madge Gorland
Alan Reed
Alan Reed Ezra Liam Kennedy
Jeff York
Jeff York Blair

The Postman Always Rings Twice Appears on 4 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #817
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #1209

Critic Curated

Paste Magazine The 100 Best Film Noirs Of All Time
Paste Magazine #26
The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #154

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