If you loved Message in a Bottle, try When a Man Loves a Woman
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Both films are directed by Luis Mandoki, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Message in a Bottle, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What When a Man Loves a Woman is
Apparently marriage is all about love and enabling. An airline pilot's wife struggles with alcoholism. It predictably gets messy.
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