Does Head Above Water end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Head Above Water scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Head Above Water violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Head Above Water sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Head Above Water easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Head Above Water

Name: Head Above Water
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Released: 1993
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Lene Elise Bergum, Svein Roger Karlsen, Morten Abel, Jon Skolmen, Reidar Sørensen

Directed by Nils Gaup

Produced by Filmkameratene, SF Studios

199397 min6.0 / 10

A darkly comedic thriller built on mistrust and misunderstanding, where a dead body on an island creates mounting paranoia and suspicion among a jealous husband, his wife, and her former lover.

Einar and Bjørn leaves Lene on the island for a fishing trip. Then her former lover, Gaute, drops by unexpectedly. Drunk, he sleeps in the double bed. Lene sleeps on the couch and wakes up when the men come back. She tries to wake Gaute, but then discovers that he's dead.

Clusters

Comedic Heist Movies Manipulative Romance Toxic Romance Stories Dark Comedies About Ambition Tropical Island Movies

Genres

Comedy Thriller

Keywords

Island Alcohol Murder Jealous Husband

Questions people ask

Does Head Above Water end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Head Above Water scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Head Above Water violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Head Above Water sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is Head Above Water easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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