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A Balasaur Score of 52 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 32%, Metacritic 40/100. Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do. Most of the 746 1990s romance movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes32%
Metacritic40/100
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
856 audience votes
Key crew
- Gerald Di PegoScreenplay
- Luis MandokiDirector
- Gabriel YaredOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kevin CostnerGarrett Blake
- Robin WrightTheresa Osborne
- Paul NewmanDodge Blake
- John SavageJohnny Land
- Illeana DouglasLina Paul
- Robbie ColtraneCharlie Toschi
- Jesse JamesJason Osborne
- Bethel LeslieMarta Land
- Tom AldredgeHank Land
- Viveka DavisAlva
- Raphael SbargeAndy
- Rosemary MurphyHelen at the B&B
Stills
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Themes
sailboatanonymous lettersailinglove letterbottlecape codmessage in a bottle