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Drowning by Numbers
✻ Comedy · 1988

Drowning by Numbers

a film by Peter Greenaway
Scena Score™
7.5/10
Strong

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.

Cast

5 credited
  • Joan Plowright
    Joan Plowright
    as Cissie Colpitts
    Known for
    Enchanted April · Tea with Mussolini · Avalon
  • Juliet Stevenson
    Juliet Stevenson
    as Cissie Colpitts (Daughter)
    Known for
    Truly, Madly, Deeply · Bend It Like Beckham · Emma
  • Joely Richardson
    Joely Richardson
    as Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter)
    Known for
    Nip/Tuck · The Patriot · 101 Dalmatians
  • Bernard Hill
    Bernard Hill
    as Henry Madgett
    Known for
    Titanic · The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · Gandhi
  • J
    Jason Edwards
    as Smut
    Known for
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  • Showtimes · 4 days · 1 venue

    Skalvija

    A. Goštauto st. 2/15, Vilnius

    2DEnglish audioLithuanian subs
    19:30
    Scena Score™
    7.5/10
    Strong
    Genres
    ComedyCrimeDrama
    Credits
    Director
    Peter Greenaway
    Country
    GB, NL
    Year
    1988
    Runtime
    1h 59m
    Cert.
    N-16