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Drowning Mona

Play trailer Poster for Drowning Mona PG-13,  2000,  1h 35m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 30% 71 Reviews Tomatometer 46% 10,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
30% Tomatometer 71 Reviews 46% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
The recently deceased Mona Dearly was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car and corpse are discovered in the Hudson River, police Chief Wyatt Rash immediately suspects murder rather than an accident. But, since the whole community of Verplanck, N.Y., shares a deep hatred for this unceasingly spiteful woman, Rash finds his murder investigation overwhelmed with potential suspects.
Drowning Mona

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Critics Consensus

A whodunnit that stacks its lists of suspects with wasted character actors, Drowning Mona is a twee farce that will prompt audiences to tune out before the mystery is solved.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Dec 22, 2010
2/5
Talented cast wasted in an awful movie. Go to Full Review
Jay Carr Boston Globe Jan 1, 2000
Rudely funny. Go to Full Review
Todd McCarthy Variety Jan 1, 2000
[Gomez] extracts potent comedy from the material's more outrageous situations and displays a sure hand with his talented cast. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews May 3, 2024
2.5/4
...a watchable yet entirely forgettable comedy... Go to Full Review
Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008
2/5
Betsy Bozdech Reel.com Sep 1, 2006
1.5/4
So determined to be wacky and offbeat that it overshoots its goal and winds up cartoonish and ridiculous instead. Go to Full Review
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Albus L Feb 1, 2019 All-star comedic cast, âwho-done-itâ? mystery and a sex game involving a Wheel Of Fortune board game... Drowning Mona is up there with the likes of Super Troopers. If youâ(TM)ve got your judgey-McJudger pants on donâ(TM)t watch it, but if youâ(TM)ve got your fav leisure suit (or fancy sweatpants) on you will probably( for sure) â~lolâ(TM) at least 9.6 times. See more
Albus S Jan 26, 2019 This is a dark comedy, and itï¿ 1/2(TM)s my favorite movie ever. I started an account on the site just so I could give it the 5 stars it deserves. Hilarious See more
Aug 24, 2018 CRITICS MUST BE.....JUST STUPID. This movie is full of perfectly cast A-listers. It's totally funny and THAT'S RARE to me because I find most comedies just not that funny. Great movie. I've watched it 3 times. See more
George S Dec 26, 2017 So bad that it makes laugh.
Ron R Apr 30, 2017 Despite a top cast this film barely registers on the comedy scale. The ending and expected twist in who committed the crime was a massive let down and showed a real lack of imagination from the writers!! See more
Abraham W Apr 22, 2017 Very funny low budget movie ! Happy to add it to my collection.
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Nick Gomez

Director

Danny DeVito

Chief Wyatt Rash

Bette Midler

Mona Dearly

Neve Campbell

Ellen Rash

Jamie Lee Curtis

Rona Mace

Casey Affleck

Bobby Calzone

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Neve Campbell, Paul Schulze, Jamie Lee Curtis, Danny DeVito, Mark Pellegrino, Casey Affleck, and Paul Ben-Victor in Destination Films' Drowning Mona Casey Affleck as Bobby Calzone and Will Ferrell as Cubby in Destination Films' Drowning Mona Bette Midler as the late Mona Darly in Destination Films' Drowning Mona William Fichtner, Bette Midler and Marcus Thomas in Destination Films' Drowning Mona Casey Affleck and Bette Midler in Destination Films' Drowning Mona Jamie Lee Curtis as Rona Mace in Destination Films' Drowning Mona Danny DeVito as Chief Rash in Destination Films' Drowning Mona Casey Affleck as Bobby Calzone in Destination Films' Drowning Mona Chief Rash (Danny DeVito) referees as Mona Dearly (Bette Midler) has words with Bobby Calzone (Casey Affleck) in Destination Films' Drowning Mona Mark Pellegrino, Jamie Lee Curtis and Casey Affleck in Destination Films' Drowning Mona View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis The recently deceased Mona Dearly was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car and corpse are discovered in the Hudson River, police Chief Wyatt Rash immediately suspects murder rather than an accident. But, since the whole community of Verplanck, N.Y., shares a deep hatred for this unceasingly spiteful woman, Rash finds his murder investigation overwhelmed with potential suspects.
Director
Nick Gomez
Producer
Al Corley, Eugene Musso, Bart Rosenblatt
Screenwriter
Peter Steinfeld
Distributor
Columbia Tristar, Destination Films
Production Co
Jersey Shore, Neverland Films
Rating
PG-13 (Mature Themes|Language|Brief Sexuality)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 3, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 25, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$15.4M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
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