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Drowning by Numbers
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7.0Cissie 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.
Released: 1988-09-02119 minDir: Peter GreenawayComedy, Crime, DramaBudget: $1.5MBox office: $424,773
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Cast
- Joan Plowright as Cissie Colpitts
- Juliet Stevenson as Cissie Colpitts (Daughter)
- Joely Richardson as Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter)
- Bernard Hill as Henry Madgett
- Jason Edwards as Smut
- Bryan Pringle as Jake
Themes
- drowning
- dark comedy
- dysfunctional family
- avant-garde
- coroner
- suffolk, england
- independent film
- experimental film
- crime comedy
- widowhood
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
11,411 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- Netherlands
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Peter Greenaway
- Screenwriter
- Peter Greenaway
- Cast member
- Vanni Corbellini
- Composer
- Q313639
- Cinematographer
- Sacha Vierny
- Narrative location
- Suffolk
- Duration
- 118
- FilmAffinity ID
- 191036
- Performer
- Q313639
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- publication date
- 1989-01-27
- title
- Drowning by Numbers
- review score
- 88%
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