The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

  • Themes of marital infidelity and uncontrollable passion permeate this film. Infidelity is implied rather than overtly shown by passionate kisses.
  • A couple are seen swimming on the beach in swimwear. No other nudity.
  • Some kisses. Nothing much.

Violence & Gore

  • Mainly implied, rather than shown
  • A man gets thrown around a room, crashing into tables, chairs, etc. He then gets his face slapped bloody.

Profanity

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Alcohol: One character shown having drunk to excess on a couple of occasions.
  • Alcohol: The cafe has a beer garden.
  • Characters frequently smoke cigarettes, in some scenes they drink beer.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • It is quite a typical film-noir, so it does have some suspenseful scenes.
  • A cat is shocked by an exposed wire and its dead body is later shown on camera.

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Violence & Gore

  • A man gets his head smashed with a glass bottle which kills him offscreen.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Toward the end of the film, a man and a woman drive in a car and they kiss, but the man accidently crashes the car into a fence. Even though he is fine, he sees the woman's arm hang loose out of the car, implying that she died. This is made even sadder, because she was pregnant and expecting a baby soon.
  • At the end, the main character is sentenced to the electric chair, though we only see him before, not during the stages of the execution.

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