Head Above Water

"Murder just became a water sport."

Jun 25 1997 PG-13 1h 32m
Comedy, Thriller

Judge George brings his young wife, Nathalie, to a remote island for a vacation. But while George accompanies their only neighbor -- Nathalie's childhood friend Lance -- on a fishing trip, Nathalie spends time with her ex, Kent. When Kent ends up dead the next morning, Nathalie tries to hide the evidence before her husband gets home. After the body is found, the events of the previous night unravel, with unexpected revelations.

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Plot

In this dark comedy, a supreme court judge (George) and his very young wife (Nathalie) are on vacation at her family's summer home on an island. When the caretaker, her childhood pal, Lance, takes George on a fishing trip an old flame (Kent) shows up to surprise Nathalie while she's alone. After a night of drinking Nathalie awakes to find Kent, naked and dead in her bed, just as her husband and Lance are arriving. Panicked, Nathalie hides the body but as everyone finds out it just leads to more trouble as they try to dispose of the body and eventually discover what really happened to her ex.

Written by

Eirik Ildahl, Geir Eriksen, Theresa Marie

Directed by

Jim Wilson

Cast

Harvey Keitel, Cameron Diaz, Craig Sheffer

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Fine Line Features, Majestic Films International, Tig Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination total

Trailers
Head Above Water (1996)
Scores
# of Votes
8,678
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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