5 Score

1999 • 2h 11min • PG-13 • Drama, Romance

Message in a Bottle

"A story of love lost and found."

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.

IMDb 6.2

RT 32%

MC 39

Director

Luis Mandoki

Writer

Gerald Di Pego

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Kevin Costner

Garrett Blake

Robin Wright

Theresa Osborne

Paul Newman

Dodge Blake

John Savage

Johnny Land

Illeana Douglas

Lina Paul

Robbie Coltrane

Charlie Toschi

Jesse James

Jason Osborne

Bethel Leslie

Marta Land

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Kevin Costner Garrett Blake

Robin Wright Theresa Osborne

Paul Newman Dodge Blake

John Savage Johnny Land

Illeana Douglas Lina Paul

Robbie Coltrane Charlie Toschi

Jesse James Jason Osborne

Bethel Leslie Marta Land

Tom Aldredge Hank Land

Viveka Davis Alva

Raphael Sbarge Andy

Rosemary Murphy Helen at the B&B

Steven Eckholdt David Osborne

Susan Brightbill Catherine Land Blake

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