Message in a Bottle
1999 · 131 min · Director: Luis Mandoki
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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.
Emotional fingerprint
Message in a Bottle (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Love 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Love25%
- Empathy20%
- Melancholy15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Love, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Love and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Love
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Love | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 47 % | 42 % | 35 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Sadness | 51 % | 45 % | 40 % | 17 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Love | 47 % | 33 % | 33 % | 17 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 43 % | 15 % | 18 % | 12 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 46 % | 17 % | 17 % | 12 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sadness | 50 % | 31 % | 33 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Love | 56 % | 40 % | 43 % | 25 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Sadness | 59 % | 45 % | 40 % | 21 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Love | 53 % | 45 % | 39 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sadness | 49 % | 38 % | 39 % | 25 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Hope | 48 % | 23 % | 40 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Love | 50 % | 6 % | 45 % | 34 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Love | 57 % | 16 % | 50 % | 24 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sadness | 67 % | 46 % | 49 % | 17 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 62 % | 49 % | 38 % | 23 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Hope | 54 % | 35 % | 31 % | 34 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Sadness | 53 % | 37 % | 35 % | 37 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 121′ | Sadness | 87 % | 82 % | 62 % | 20 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 128′ | Love | 83 % | 76 % | 68 % | 25 % |
Icarus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Marta Land
David Osborne
Catherine Land Blake
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Details
- Directed by
- Luis Mandoki
- Written by
- Gerald Di Pego, Nicholas Sparks
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1999
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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