Drowning by Numbers

IMDb 7.0 1988 • 119 min • ComedyCrimeDrama

Director

Peter Greenaway

Country

NL

Plot Summary

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.

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
Jason Edwards
Jason Edwards Smut