MOVIE · 1997
The Postman
ActionAdventureDramaSci-Fi178 min
In a shattered 2013 America, an unnamed drifter stumbles into a larger role after he finds a postal uniform and begins carrying mail between isolated communities. Kevin Costner is the wanderer, a man traveling with a mule and a fondness for Shakespeare, while Will Patton's militia leader rules by force over the survivors scattered across the former United States. What starts as a disguise turns into a symbol, drawing frontier towns, rough alliances, and a growing challenge to the men who have filled the vacuum after the country's collapse.
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