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Head Above Water (1996)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:6

Rotten:4

Average Rating:4.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: A black comedy about a couple's attempt to hide a dead man's body -- and whether or not the husband was involved in his death... While Nathalie's husband George is away with their friend Lance,... A black comedy about a couple's attempt to hide a dead man's body -- and whether or not the husband was involved in his death... While Nathalie's husband George is away with their friend Lance, her ex-flame Kent makes a surprise visit, looking to reconcile. The pair flirt, get drunk, and fall asleep. The next morning, as George and Lance return, Nathalie discovers that Kent is dead of an apparent heart attack! Nathalie and George conspire to hide the body without Lance finding out, a task easier said than done. But later, Nathalie begins to suspect that George planned Kent's murder all along -- and now wants her dead too... [More]

Starring: Cameron Diaz, Harvey Keitel, Craig Sheffer, Billy Zane

Starring: Cameron Diaz, Harvey Keitel, Craig Sheffer, Billy Zane

Director: Jim Wilson

Director: Jim Wilson
Composer: Christopher Young
Producer: Helen Pollak, Guy East, Tristan Whalley, Jim Wilson, John M. Jacobsen
Story: Eirik Ildahl, Geir Eriksen
Screenwriter: Theresa Marie

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Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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Debts must have been called in on this one.

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Victoria Alexander
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Interesting thriller with good twists.

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