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Message in a Bottle
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Message in a Bottle is a 1999 American romance and drama film directed by Luis Mandoki and written by Nicholas Sparks. Based on the novel of the same name, the movie stars Kevin Costner, Robin Wright, Paul Newman, and John Savage. The production was produced by Costner, Denise Di Novi, and Jim Wilson, with cinematography by Caleb Deschanel and music composed by Gabriel Yared. The narrative is set in Chicago, while filming took place in California, North Carolina, and Maine.
The film has a runtime of approximately 131 minutes and was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix. It received a PG-13 rating and was assessed under the Bechdel test. Critical reception included a 32% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 40 out of 100 on Metacritic. User ratings listed on IMDb stand at 6.3 out of 10, based on 42,099 votes. The production involved companies such as Warner Bros. Pictures and Di Novi Pictures, with a reported budget of 80 million dollars.
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6.3A 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.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- sailboat
- anonymous letter
- sailing
- love letter
- bottle
- cape cod
- message in a bottle
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
42,099 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
32%
Metacritic
40/100
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 6 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- melodrama
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Message in a Bottle
- Director
- Luis Mandoki
- Screenwriter
- Nicholas Sparks
- Cast member
- Mauricio Ochmann
- Composer
- Gabriel Yared
- Producer
- Kevin Costner
- Cinematographer
- Caleb Deschanel
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Maine
- Duration
- 131
- FilmAffinity ID
- 331677
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- message-bottle.warnerbros.com
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- publication date
- 1999-08-26
- title
- Message in a Bottle
- film editor
- Steven Weisberg
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 30000000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 40/100
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