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Message in a Bottle (1999) is available on Hoopla with a participating library card. Also available to stream on Howdy Amazon Channel.
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You can watch Message in a Bottle (1999) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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.
A weathered, soulful gravitas defines the widower struggling to reclaim his heart after a devastating loss. This quiet search for connection turns a simple found note into a heavy, salt-sprayed meditation on grief and second chances.
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Luis Mandoki
Cast
Kevin Costner, Robin Wright, Paul Newman, John Savage, Illeana Douglas, Robbie Coltrane, Jesse James, Bethel Leslie, Tom Aldredge, Viveka Davis
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Message in a Bottle
You can watch Message in a Bottle (1999) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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6.3/10
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32%
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Director
Luis Mandoki
Cast
Kevin Costner, Robin Wright, Paul Newman, John Savage, Illeana Douglas, Robbie Coltrane, Jesse James, Bethel Leslie, Tom Aldredge, Viveka Davis
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