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The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1981 · 122 min · EN · R · 6.5 (584 votes)
Dir. Bob Rafelson · Starring Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos, Michael Lerner, John P. Ryan, Anjelica Huston · Music Michael Small

“You can get away with anything. Once.”

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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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A simmering, dangerous heat permeates this tale of forbidden desire and desperate schemes. It's a gritty, sun-baked descent into obsession, where every glance promises trouble and every touch ignites a slow-burn fuse towards inevitable doom.

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