Movie
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981R2h 2m6.5 / 10
You can get away with anything. Once.
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
The Postman Always Rings Twice is available to stream on The Criterion Channel in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Fandango at Home, and Google Play. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Synopsis
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
More about The Postman Always Rings Twice
Cast
Jack NicholsonFrank Chambers
Jessica LangeCora Papadakis
John ColicosNick Papadakis
Michael LernerMr. Katz
John P. RyanKennedy
Anjelica HustonMadge
William TraylorSackett
Thomas HillBarlowCredits
- Directed by
- Bob Rafelson
- Written by
- David Mamet, James M. Cain
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $12M
- Box office
- $12.4M
Production
- CIP Filmproduktion GmbH
- Northstar International
- Lorimar Motion PicturesUnited States
Themes
adulterous wifebased on novel or bookconfessionconspiracycourtroomcrime of passiondefense lawyerdrifter
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