Message in a Bottle
1999 · Movie · PG-13 · 131 min · ★ 6.3 · 36% critics
A woman discovers a heartfelt love letter in a bottle and becomes determined to find the person who wrote it. When she tracks down a grieving widower, their connection grows, but moving forward means facing loss, family tensions, and the lingering pull of the past.
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-02-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Critic score
- 36/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (830 votes)
- Budget
- $30,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tender, tear-leaning romance about grief and second chances, in the vein of The Notebook or Nights in Rodanthe; Not for you if you dislike melodrama, clichés, or far-fetched setups.
Pros: moving romantic premise; strong cast presence; heartfelt emotional pull | Cons: contrived plot turns; slow, somber pacing; predictable, cheesy moments
Themes
- sailboat
- anonymous letter
- sailing
- love letter
- bottle
- cape cod
- message in a bottle
Cast & crew
Kevin Costner
as Garrett Blake
Robin Wright
as Theresa Osborne
Paul Newman
as Dodge Blake
John Savage
as Johnny Land
Illeana Douglas
as Lina Paul
Robbie Coltrane
as Charlie Toschi
Jesse James
as Jason Osborne
Bethel Leslie
as Marta Land
Tom Aldredge
as Hank Land
Viveka Davis
as Alva
Directed by Luis Mandoki