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22/02/1999 Romance, Drama 2h 11m
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A story of love lost and found.

Overview

A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. As a deep and mutual attraction blossoms, the man struggles to make peace with his past so that he can move on and find happiness.

  1. Luis Mandoki

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Kevin Costner

    Garrett Blake

  2. Robin Wright

    Theresa Osborne

  3. Paul Newman

    Dodge Blake

  4. John Savage

    Johnny Land

  5. Illeana Douglas

    Lina Paul

  6. Robbie Coltrane

    Charlie Toschi

  7. Jesse James

    Jason Osborne

  8. Bethel Leslie

    Marta Land

  9. Tom Aldredge

    Hank Land

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2020-06-29
_**Enjoyable, but contrived, love story with some very puzzling questions**_

While on vacation in the Northeast a researcher for the Chicago Tribune (Robin Wright Penn) finds a romantic message in a bottle that is truly moving. After her editor prints the letter it becomes a hit and she travels to North Carolina to find the man who wrote the message (Keven Costner). Paul Newman is on hand as the latter’s father while John Savage plays his angry brother-in-law.

"Message in a Bottle" (1999) is an entertaining drama/romance with quality actors and East Coast locations. Unfortunately, par...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$80,000,000.00

Revenue
$118,880,016.00

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