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.
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Cast
24 people
Kevin Costner
Garrett Blake
Known for
Yellowstone
The Untouchables
Robin Wright
Theresa Osborne
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Forrest Gump
House of Cards
Paul Newman
Dodge Blake
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Cars
The Sting
John Savage
Johnny Land
Known for
The Deer Hunter
Dark Angel
Illeana Douglas
Lina Paul
Known for
Stir of Echoes
Cape Fear
Robbie Coltrane
Charlie Toschi
Known for
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Brave
Jesse James
Jason Osborne
Known for
The Amityville Horror
As Good as It Gets
Bethel Leslie
Marta Land
Known for
The Molly Maguires
Ironweed
Tom Aldredge
Hank Land
Known for
The Sopranos
Taking Chance
Viveka Davis
Alva
Known for
V: The Final Battle
EDtv
Raphael Sbarge
Andy
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Once Upon a Time
Task
Rosemary Murphy
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Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Luis Mandoki Director · Gerald Di Pego Screenplay Nicholas Sparks Author
Worldwide gross $119M · Budget $80M · United States release February 22, 1999
Box office
Budget
$80,000,000
Worldwide gross
$118,880,016
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Bel Air Entertainment
Production
Tig Productions
Production
Di Novi Pictures
Production
Tiger Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 22, 1999
Theatrical
Brazil
April 13, 1999 · Theatrical · Warner mj.gov.br
April 22, 2002 · TV · TV SBT mj.gov.br
Czechia
April 15, 1999 · Theatrical
France
August 26, 1999 · Theatrical
Germany
August 25, 1999 · Theatrical
Greece
March 26, 1999 · Theatrical
Italy
March 26, 1999 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 15, 1999 · Theatrical
Slovakia
November 22, 2001 · TV · Markíza
United Kingdom
April 23, 1999 · Theatrical
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