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Message in a Bottle

A story of love lost and found.

1999★ 6.3 · 8412h 11mRomanceDrama

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.

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Cast

Kevin Costner
as Garrett Blake

Hayden Panettiere
as Girl on Sinking Boat

Robin Wright
as Theresa Osborne

Paul Newman
as Dodge Blake

Robbie Coltrane
as Charlie Toschi

John Savage
as Johnny Land

Patricia Belcher
as Annie

Illeana Douglas
as Lina Paul

Raphael Sbarge
as Andy

Jesse James
as Jason Osborne

Mauricio Ochmann
as Mail Boy

Bethel Leslie
as Marta Land

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6.3/ 10

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Release date: 1999-02-22

Budget: $80,000,000

Revenue: $118,880,016

Runtime: 2h 11m

Genres

RomanceDrama

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