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65% Critic Match
The Postman Always Rings Twice
“You can get away with anything. Once.”
6.5 / 10• 1981• 2h 2m•R• English
CrimeRomanceDramaThriller
Storyline
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
Cast & Crew
Jack Nicholson
Frank Chambers
Lead
Jessica Lange
Cora Papadakis
John Colicos
Nick Papadakis
Michael Lerner
Mr. Katz
John P. Ryan
Kennedy
Anjelica Huston
Madge
William Traylor
Sackett
Thomas Hill
Barlow
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bob Rafelson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Postman Always Rings Twice is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
