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The Postman Always Rings Twice

1981 · 122 min

A sweaty, sun-bleached descent into lust and murder, where every glance feels dangerous and the heat never breaks.

Tagline: You can get away with anything. Once.
Overview: The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
How it feels: Dark, tense, romantic and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, betrayal, guilt, love
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
betrayal
guilt
love
crime
Places: countryside
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong