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Message in a Bottle
1999
Based on Nicholas Sparks' best-seller, Message in a Bottle explores the possibility of love in light of former heartbreak. Newspaper researcher Robin Wright Penn finds a letter in a bottle, penned by grieving shipbuilder Kevin Costner, who writes to ease the pain of his wife's death. Penn tracks him down and falls for him as he struggles to let go of the past.
A story of love lost and found.
JBscale
44
Mediocre
Film Detail
Genre
Romance
- Drama
Length
2 hrs. 6 mins.
US Theatrical Release
February 12, 1999
US Box Office
$52,799,004
(#1768 of 7258)
Global Office
$118,880,016
(#1442 of 4157)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Sexuality
Collection Detail
Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English:
DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
August 3, 1999
Acquired Date
September 5, 2011
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Specific date unknown.
Actors
Kevin Costner
Robin Wright
Paul Newman
Illeana Douglas
Robbie Coltrane
John Savage
Jesse James
Bethel Leslie
Tom Aldredge
Viveka Davis
Raphael Sbarge
Richard Hamilton
Rosemary Murphy
Steven Eckholdt
Susan Brightbill
Patricia Belcher
Directors
Luis Mandoki
Producers
Kevin Costner
Denise Di Novi
Jim Wilson
Writers
Gerald Di Pego
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32%
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38 votes
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1,731 votes
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40
23 votes
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
41,053 votes
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