Is The Postman actually good?

The Postman sits in the 43.4% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 43.4% of them.

How does The Postman compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1990s, The Postman lands in the 40.7% percentile. The cohort comparison exists because a global rank flatters or punishes a film for its category rather than its quality.

How many reviewers is The Postman's score based on?

297 calibrated reviewers stand behind The Postman's score.

1997

global pct

43.4

Film · 1997 · Films · 1990s

The Postman

Name: The Postman
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Released: 1997

Scored from 297 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1990s (4,082 peers).

43.4%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

40.7%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1990s · 4,082 titles

30.8%

AI-adjusted percentile

297 calibrated reviewers

Summary

In a post-apocalyptic 2013 America, a drifter stumbles upon the uniform and mailbag of a long-dead postal worker and begins impersonating a courier for a restored United States government. His invented identity sparks hope across isolated settlements and draws the wrath of a tyrannical militia leader who rules the region by force.

The Postman is a 1997 action, adventure and drama film.

The calibrated figure is built from 297 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 309 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. The cohort it is ranked inside is 1990s films — 4,082 of them.