Hodet over vannet is a Norwegian comedy thriller film by director Nils Gaup. It became a big success at the Norwegian box office. In 1993, it was one of the ten most seen films in Norwegian movie theaters. In the year after, 1994, it won the Amanda Award for Best Norwegian Film in Theatrical Release. It is a production of the production company Filmkameratene A/S. In 1996, an American remake of the film was released, Head Above Water, which starred Cameron Diaz and Harvey Keitel.