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Drowning by Numbers (1988)

7.0 IMDb 88% RT
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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.

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Severin Films

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Director

Peter Greenaway

Genre

Comedy, Crime, Drama

Box Office

$424,773

Editor's Notes

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C-Tier Severin Films 4K. Peter Greenaway. Severin picks up the arthouse titles.

noted Apr 8, 2026

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