The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)

  • 70% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 60% of users liked it
    (9,271 ratings)

Bob Rafelson's remake of 1946's The Postman Always Rings Twice, with a screenplay by the award-winning playwright David Mamet, stars Jack Nicholson as Frank Chambers, a depression-era drifter who ends up at a diner run by Nick Papadakis (John Colicos), who offers Frank a job. Frank takes him up on… More

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PG, 2 hr. 3 min.
Directed By
Bob Rafelson
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1981 Wide
On DVD
Aug 27, 1997
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Clint Morris, Film Threat

    A Steamy and suspenseful piece of film

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    OK, but unnecessary remake.

  • Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

    Sexy and unnerving.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jim H


    What is most striking about this film are the performances by the leads. I've grown up taking for granted the fact that Jack Nicholson is a great actor with only a few of his contemporary performances serving as meaningful evidence, but here, in his younger days, Nicholson… More

  • Conner R


    When you’re trying to find a true Neo-Noir, this is hard to beat. Not only does it keep the safe feel and raunchy plotline as most Film Noirs of the late 30s and 40s, but it’s also a very well composed re-imagining of one. David Mamet beautifully adapts a decent script into a… More

  • Jennifer D


    Redeeming quality: Jack Nicholson.

  • jay n


    a real disappointment, stick with the lana turner/john garfield original. even with the 40's restrictions that one is so much more sensual and entertaining.

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