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.
Message in a Bottle is a 1999 American romantic drama film directed by Luis Mandoki and based on Nicholas Sparks's novel Message in a Bottle. The film stars Kevin Costner, Robin Wright and Paul Newman. It was filmed in Maine, Chicago and Wilmington, North Carolina. The film follows a writer in love with a shipbuilder after finding a letter inside a bottle. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on February 12, 1999. It was panned by the critics, but was a box-office hit, grossing $118 million against a $30 million budget.
