Movie

Drowning by Numbers

★ 7/10 · 197 votes 1988 1h 59m Released

ComedyCrimeDrama

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

Joan Plowright Cissie Colpitts Juliet Stevenson Cissie Colpitts (Daughter) Joely Richardson Cissie Colpitts (Granddaug Bernard Hill Henry Madgett J Jason Edwards Smut Bryan Pringle Jake