Postal

Postal

Year: 2019

Runtime: 77 mins

Language: English

Director: Tyler Falbo

Comedy

Inspired by true events, this film explores the emotional breakdown of Philip Tress, a Jacksonville millennial whose story gained notoriety through recordings of calls made to a customer service agent at an international shipping company. The story reimagines the events surrounding his descent, documenting a complex and unsettling unrequited obsession.

Dark
Ambiguous ending
Emotionally heavy
High intensity
Fast pacing
Simple story

Warning: spoilers below!

Haven’t seen Postal yet? This summary contains major spoilers. Bookmark the page, watch the movie, and come back for the full breakdown. If you're ready, scroll on and relive the story!

Timeline & Setting – Postal (2019)

Explore the full timeline and setting of Postal (2019). Follow every major event in chronological order and see how the environment shapes the story, characters, and dramatic tension.

Time period

Monday to Friday

The action unfolds across a single workweek, with daily tasks starting Monday and ending Friday. The tone shifts from mundane errands to escalating mayhem, culminating in societal collapse by Friday afternoon.

Location

Paradise, Arizona

Paradise, Arizona is a sun-baked desert town. The postal Dude lives in a dilapidated caravan trailer behind a residence, forming a rough, small-town backdrop for the weekly tasks and escalating chaos.

🏜️ Desert town 🚧 Dilapidated setting 🏚️ Trailer park backdrop

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 12:18

Main Characters – Postal (2019)

Meet the key characters of Postal (2019), with detailed profiles, motivations, and roles in the plot. Understand their emotional journeys and what they reveal about the film’s deeper themes.

Postal Dude

The tall, red-haired protagonist who must complete a week of seemingly mundane tasks while navigating provocation and violence. He wears a goatee, sunglasses, and a black leather trench coat, embodying a flexible moral stance that the player can steer toward peace or chaos.

🔎 Protagonist 🧭 Moral Choice

The Bitch (Wife)

Postal Dude's nagging spouse who triggers frustration and conflict throughout the week. Her demands and constant tension push the plot toward escalating confrontations.

💢 Spouse 🗯️ Frustration

Gary Coleman

The former child actor Gary Coleman makes a satirical cameo in the town, embodying celebrity presence amid the chaotic events.

🎭 Cameo 🕯️ Satire

Osama bin Laden

A satirical, over-the-top antagonist figure encountered in the town, used to critique extremist propaganda within the game's chaotic landscape.

🗡️ Villain 🧨 Satire

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 12:18

Major Themes – Postal (2019)

Explore the central themes of Postal (2019), from psychological, social, and emotional dimensions to philosophical messages. Understand what the film is really saying beneath the surface.

⚖️ Moral Choice

Players can choose peaceful or violent approaches to completing tasks, highlighting how personal ethics shape outcomes. The game's tagline emphasizes that violence is a product of the player's choices. As chaos grows, the line between order and disorder becomes a mirror for the player's own impulses.

🧨 Societal Collapse

By Friday, law and order break down and the town descends into armed chaos. The game satirizes modern civilization, showing how quickly institutions fail under pressure and how fear drives crowds to violence.

🎭 Satire of Everyday Life

The day-to-day errands and provocations—getting milk, facing hecklers, dealing with bureaucratic absurdity—are depicted to mock suburban pettiness and media sensationalism. The extreme scenarios amplify real-world issues to critique modern life.

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 12:18

Mobile App Preview

Coming soon on iOS and Android

The Plot Explained Mobile App

From blockbusters to hidden gems — dive into movie stories anytime, anywhere. Save your favorites, discover plots faster, and never miss a twist again.

Sign up to be the first to know when we launch. Your email stays private — always.

Explore Movie Threads

Discover curated groups of movies connected by mood, themes, and story style. Browse collections built around emotion, atmosphere, and narrative focus to easily find films that match what you feel like watching right now.

Movies about societal collapse spirals like Postal

Where a single trigger event causes a rapid, violent unraveling of society.If you liked the fast-paced, chaotic descent into mayhem in Postal, explore these movies where seemingly small events trigger a rapid, violent unraveling of society. These films often blend dark satire with high-intensity action, focusing on the absurdity of modern life crashing down.

chaoticsatiricalapocalypticunhingedanxiousabsurdcynicalprovocative

Narrative Summary

Stories in this thread typically begin in a state of mundane normality that is quickly disrupted by a triggering event. This leads to an escalating series of chaotic and often violent encounters, accelerating towards a climax of full-scale societal breakdown, all within a compressed, fast-paced timeline.

Why These Movies?

Movies are grouped here for their shared core experience: a fast-paced, high-intensity journey from order to chaos. They connect through a darkly humorous, satirical tone that critiques modern society while depicting its violent collapse, driven by a protagonist's psychological unraveling.

Movies about darkly comedic psychological breakdowns like Postal

Films that find unsettling humor in a character's severe psychological breakdown.Fans of Postal's portrayal of a darkly funny psychological unraveling will appreciate these films. They explore obsessive behavior and mental collapse with a satirical edge, blending heavy themes with absurdist humor for a uniquely provocative and unsettling experience.

unhingedprovocativeabsurdsatiricalanxiouscynicalpsychologicalobsessive

Narrative Summary

The narrative follows a character's linear but increasingly irrational descent, often fixated on a specific person or goal. Their escalating actions, which would be tragic in a straight drama, are framed with absurdity and satire, creating a tension between the seriousness of the themes and the comedic presentation.

Why These Movies?

These films are grouped by their unique tonal blend: using comedy to explore heavy psychological themes. They share a high-intensity, provocative feel where the viewer is made uncomfortable yet amused by a character's unhinged behavior and the absurd situations it creates.

Unlock the Full Story of Postal

Don't stop at just watching — explore Postal in full detail. From the complete plot summary and scene-by-scene timeline to character breakdowns, thematic analysis, and a deep dive into the ending — every page helps you truly understand what Postal is all about. Plus, discover what's next after the movie.

Postal Summary

Read a complete plot summary of Postal, including all key story points, character arcs, and turning points. This in-depth recap is ideal for understanding the narrative structure or reviewing what happened in the movie.

Postal Summary

Postal Timeline

Track the full timeline of Postal with every major event arranged chronologically. Perfect for decoding non-linear storytelling, flashbacks, or parallel narratives with a clear scene-by-scene breakdown.

Postal Timeline

Postal Spoiler-Free Summary

Get a quick, spoiler-free overview of Postal that covers the main plot points and key details without revealing any major twists or spoilers. Perfect for those who want to know what to expect before diving in.

Postal Spoiler-Free Summary

More About Postal

Visit What's After the Movie to explore more about Postal: box office results, cast and crew info, production details, post-credit scenes, and external links — all in one place for movie fans and researchers.

More About Postal

Explore More About Movie Postal

Postal (2019) Plot Summary & Movie Recap

Postal (2019) Scene-by-Scene Movie Timeline

Postal (2019) Spoiler-Free Summary & Key Flow