6 Best Anonymous Letter Movies of All Time

By Vlad Zakh · September 5, 2026

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From bottled confessions washing ashore to blackmail notes that upend a marriage, these are the best movies built around the power of an unsigned letter.

Love Always, Santa (2016) 01

Love Always, Santa (2016)

IMDb ★ 5.8

A young girl's letter to Santa asking for her widowed mother to find love again sets a Christmas romance in motion.

Lola's Last Letter (2015) 02

Lola's Last Letter (2015)

IMDb ★ 4.7

A woman records a video letter confession to a mysterious man, unable to let go of her past.

Dear Viola (2014) 03

Dear Viola (2014)

IMDb ★ 6.8

A shy newspaper accountant anonymously takes over an advice column and falls for one of her correspondents.

Derailed (2005) 04

Derailed (2005)

IMDb ★ 6.4

Two married executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal and must turn the tables to survive.

Message in a Bottle (1999) 05

Message in a Bottle (1999)

IMDb ★ 6.3

A woman who finds a romantic letter washed ashore tracks down its grieving author and falls in love with him.

How to Save Asiye (1987) 06

How to Save Asiye (1987)

IMDb ★ 6.4

A charity leader receives a desperate letter from a woman in a brothel and sets out to rescue her.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.