If you loved Message in a Bottle, try When a Man Loves a Woman

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Luis Mandoki, 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.

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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