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The Postman

1994 · directed by Michael Radford · 114 min
23,783 feet · Prominence
895th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

$33m worldwide in 1994 — $73m in today's money.

As released$33mIn 2026 money$73mRank3,157 of 8,589In 199451 of 155

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise91

Critics 87, awards 72. Half each, so Praise lands at 91.

Critics87 → 43Awards72 → 36

Oscars1 won Original Dramatic Score4 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Adapted Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Direction
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Troisi's death gave it poignancy, faded.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7.8 from 40kWikipedia16k views a monthAge32 years

Scored beside it · 1,135 of 3,430 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 52 praise 91 legacy 42averages 62, which places it at23,783 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

In these careers — elevation for this film

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa.