The Postcard Killings
Seen it?2020 | 101 min | Drama, Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 22% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated NC-17: meant for adults.
After suffering a personal tragedy, and desperate for justice, Jacob Kanon, a veteran New York City police detective, embarks on the search for a twisted killer who is leaving a bloody trail of elaborate murders across Europe.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
22% on Rotten Tomatoes, 29 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 47K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Danis Tanović
- Jeffrey Dean MorganJacob Kanon
- Famke JanssenValerie Kanon
- Cush JumboDessie Lombard
- Joachim KrólInspector Klaus Bublitz
- Steven MackintoshDetective Inspector Rupert Pierce
- Naomi BattrickMarina Haysmith / Sylvia Randolph
- Ruairí O'ConnorSimon Haysmith / Mac Randolph
- Denis O'HareSimon Haysmith
- Eva RöseDetective Sergeant Agneta Hoglund
- Lukas LoughranDetective Evert Ridderwall