Drowning by Numbers
1988 · Movie · 1h 59m · R
ComedyCrimeDrama
"Three Women And A Coroner."
Overview
Cissie Colpitts drowns her cheating husband and, in the ensuing cover-up, enlists the help of lonely coroner Henry Madgett, an old friend with a longstanding weakness for her charms. But when Cissie's daughter and granddaughter—both also named Cissie Colpitts—decide to resort to the same methods for solving conflicts with their own frustrating husbands, the women and their repeated appeals for help begin to wear on Madgett's conscience.
Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Key crew
- Peter GreenawayDirector
- Peter GreenawayWriter
- Michael NymanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Joan PlowrightCissie Colpitts
- Juliet StevensonCissie Colpitts (Daughter)
- Joely RichardsonCissie Colpitts (Granddaughter)
- Bernard HillHenry Madgett
- Jason EdwardsSmut
- Bryan PringleJake
- Trevor CooperHardy
- David MorrisseyBellamy
- John RoganGregory
- Paul MooneyTeigan
- Jane GurnettNancy
- Kenny IrelandJonah Bognor
Stills
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Themes
drowningdark comedydysfunctional familyavant-gardecoronersuffolk, englandindependent filmexperimental filmcrime comedywidowhood