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Drowning by Numbers

MOVIE • 1988

Drowning by Numbers

Three Women And A Coroner.

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.

TMDB ★ 3.5/5Votes: 201
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ComedyCrimeDrama

Top Cast

Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Cissie Colpitts

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Cissie Colpitts (Daughter)

Joely Richardson

Joely Richardson

Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter)

Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Henry Madgett

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Jason Edwards

Smut

Bryan Pringle

Bryan Pringle

Jake

Trevor Cooper

Trevor Cooper

Hardy

David Morrissey

David Morrissey

Bellamy

John Rogan

John Rogan

Gregory

—

Paul Mooney

Teigan

Jane Gurnett

Jane Gurnett

Nancy

Kenny Ireland

Kenny Ireland

Jonah Bognor

Michael Percival

Michael Percival

Moses Bognor

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Joanna Dickens

Mrs. Hardy

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Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

September 2, 1988

Runtime

119 min

Language

English

Origin

Netherlands

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

$424,773

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