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Head Above Water

  • 19961996
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 32m
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6.0/10
7.8K
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Cameron Diaz in Head Above Water (1996)
A prominent judge, his wife, her ex-lover, and their neighbor encounter a dead body that complicates their lives.
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A prominent judge, his wife, her ex-lover, and their neighbor encounter a dead body that complicates their lives.A prominent judge, his wife, her ex-lover, and their neighbor encounter a dead body that complicates their lives.A prominent judge, his wife, her ex-lover, and their neighbor encounter a dead body that complicates their lives.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
7.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
18,106
347
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    • Director
      • Jim Wilson
    • Writers
      • Eirik Ildahl(screenplay "Hodet over vannet")
      • Geir Eriksen(screenplay "Hodet over vannet")
      • Theresa Marie(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Harvey Keitel
      • Cameron Diaz
      • Craig Sheffer
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jim Wilson
    • Writers
      • Eirik Ildahl(screenplay "Hodet over vannet")
      • Geir Eriksen(screenplay "Hodet over vannet")
      • Theresa Marie(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Harvey Keitel
      • Cameron Diaz
      • Craig Sheffer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 37User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Cameron Diaz and Harvey Keitel in Head Above Water (1996)
    Cameron Diaz and Craig Sheffer in Head Above Water (1996)
    Cameron Diaz, Harvey Keitel, Billy Zane, and Craig Sheffer in Head Above Water (1996)
    Cameron Diaz and Harvey Keitel in Head Above Water (1996)
    Cameron Diaz, Harvey Keitel, Billy Zane, and Craig Sheffer in Head Above Water (1996)
    Cameron Diaz and Harvey Keitel in Head Above Water (1996)
    Cameron Diaz, Harvey Keitel, Billy Zane, and Craig Sheffer in Head Above Water (1996)
    Cameron Diaz, Harvey Keitel, Billy Zane, and Craig Sheffer in Head Above Water (1996)
    Cameron Diaz in Head Above Water (1996)
    Cameron Diaz in Head Above Water (1996)
    Cameron Diaz in Head Above Water (1996)
    Cameron Diaz and Harvey Keitel in Head Above Water (1996)

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    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • George
    Cameron Diaz
    Cameron Diaz
    • Nathalie
    Craig Sheffer
    Craig Sheffer
    • Lance
    Billy Zane
    Billy Zane
    • Kent
    Shay Duffin
    Shay Duffin
    • Policeman
    • Director
      • Jim Wilson
    • Writers
      • Eirik Ildahl(screenplay "Hodet over vannet")
      • Geir Eriksen(screenplay "Hodet over vannet")
      • Theresa Marie(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The movie is based on the Norwegian movie Head Above Water (1993). Nils Gaup, director of the original, said about it: "Twice Hollywood has remade my films, and both times they have managed to make the worst movie ever." The other movie being Pathfinder (2007).
    • Goofs
      It takes two people to carry the corpse from the house to the motor boat but later the judge is able to carry it on his own from the boat up a hill where he mixes cement, which sets very quickly, to cover it.
    • Crazy credits
      At the very end of the credits, after the copyright notice, there's an additional scene showing Lance's bird, Mo, on a cliff near the shore, chewing on the remains of Kent's postcard.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Batman & Robin/Hercules/My Best Friend's Wedding/For Roseanna/Ponette (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Please, please please
      Written by James Brown (uncredited) and Johnny Terry (uncredited)

      Performed by James Brown

    User reviews37

    Review
    Top review
    Norwegian version better
    Quick note for the norwegian readers. The film "Head above water is a remake of Mikkel Gaups' "Hodet over vannet". The original is much better. Also, don't leave the theatre at once, wait until after the credits :)
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    • Giraff
    • May 25, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 25, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • İz peşinde
    • Filming locations
      • Phippsburg, Maine, USA
    • Production companies
      • Majestic Films International
      • Tig Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $32,212
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,589
      • Jun 29, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $32,212
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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