Faked death movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant faked death movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, realistic, suspenseful, serious, clever and intense films and TV shows about / with faked death, mentor, deception, murder, chase, death, dialogue, violence, betrayal and storytelling plots mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as faked death: Ruby Cairo (1992), My Husband's Double Life (2001), Deceived (1991), Saving Silverman (2001), Double Jeopardy (1999), Peacock (2010), F/X (1986), Sleeping with the Enemy (1991), Body Heat (1981), Seconds (1966).
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List of faked death movies
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, UK, Mexico
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Baseball cards and a food-aid worker help a woman follow her shady husband's money trail around the world.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
faked death, amateur detective, female protagonist, voice over narration, journey, death of husband, grief, investigation, embezzlement, husband wife relationship, bank, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 1960, 90s, year 1992
Place:
cairo egypt, mexico, greece, egypt, africa ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A woman (Margaret Colin) discovers that her husband faked his death and assumed a new identity, while she struggled for 10 years as a single mother.
Style:
emotional, serious, suspenseful, sincere, mind bending ...
Plot:
family in crisis, faked death, uncover truth, starting over, family problems, parents and children, couple relations, family relations, life is a bitch, leadership, society, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A marriage that seemed perfect comes crashing down after the supposed death of Jack Saunders, husband of Adrienne Saunders. After his supposed death, strange developments begin to be discovered by Adrienne regarding Jack's past. Developments ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, suspense, crying, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
bigamy, faked death, investigation, murder, female protagonist, deception, psychopath, woman in jeopardy, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, love, identity theft ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A pair of buddies conspire to save their best friend from marrying the wrong woman, a cold-hearted beauty who snatches him from them and breaks up their Neil Diamond cover band.
Style:
funny, humorous, feel good, slapstick comedy, absurd ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
dark humor, faked death, kidnapping, fiance fiancee relationship, stupidity, friendship between men, tough girl, friendship, manipulative woman, nun, nothing goes right, dating ...
Time:
20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, thailand
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, clever, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
twists and turns, prison, vengeance, revenge, false accusation, buried alive, wrongful conviction, courtroom, murder, women's prison, perfect crime, manipulation ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new orleans, seattle, southern usa, georgia, san francisco
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13K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A man with a split personality fools his small town into believing his two alter egos are man and wife, although a struggling young mother holds the key to his past and sparks a battle between the personalities.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, thought provoking, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
mental illness, split personality, faked death, dissociative identity disorder, small town, mental disorder, double life, single mother, secret life, guilt, small town life, social relations ...
Time:
60s, 50s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
nebraska, usa, texas
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25K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.
Style:
detective, exciting, surprise ending, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
disguise, corruption, gangster, manhunt, murder, faked death, car chase, witness protection, on the run, assassin, betrayal, conspiracy ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, geneva switzerland, usa, california
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.
Style:
suspense, psychological, sexy, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
obsession, domestic violence, stalking, violent husband, woman in danger, starting over, abusive husband, psychopath, marital abuse, abusive relationship, dangerous attraction, revenge ...
Time:
year 1990, 20th century, 90s
Place:
africa, usa, iowa, san francisco, boston
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44K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.
Style:
sexy, neo noir, sexual, suspense, noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, femme fatale, obsession, adultery, sex, husband wife relationship, passion, female nudity, adulteress, greed, nudity, prison ...
Time:
80s, year 1981, 20th century
Place:
florida, southern usa, usa, miami
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25K
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A secret organisation offers wealthy people a second chance at life. The customer picks out someone they want to be and the organisation surgically alters the customer to look like the intended person, stages the customer's death, gets rid of ...
Style:
surreal, medical horror, philosophical, black and white, psychedelic ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, new identity, plastic surgery, surrealism, faked death, haunted by the past, surgery, dialogue, existentialism, macabre, visceral, great ending ...
Time:
60s, year 1966, 20th century
Place:
california, malibu california, new york, manhattan new york city, grand central station manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Arturo (Guillermo Francella), a successful and gallant owner of an art gallery, and Renzo (Luis Brandoni), a talented but decadent painter, are united by an old friendship. However, they do not coincide in many of their ideals and cause endless ...
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, sincere, neo screwball comedy ...
Plot:
art, art collector, modern art, friendship, painter, faked death, friendship between men, art dealer, artist, dog, con trick, painting ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina
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274K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and ...
Style:
dark comedy, suspense, witty, talky, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
gangster, twists and turns, corruption, organized crime, dark humor, gang leader, robbery, homosexual, cons and scams, faked death, crime gone awry, mafia ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, britain, europe
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548K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, exciting, touching, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, family friendly, toddlers ...
Plot:
superhero, robot, friendship, heroes, revenge, good versus evil, young heroes, androids and robots, friends, boy genius, villain, inventor ...
Time:
future, year 2014, 2010s, 2030s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, tokyo, north america, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
It's about a man that gets tired of his meaningless life and finds a way to escape from it pretending to be dead.
Style:
psychological, captivating, sincere, melancholic, realistic ...
Plot:
faked death, escape, existentialism, identity crisis, character study, father daughter reunion, kids and family, parents and children, father daughter relationship, family reunited, changing lives, presumed dead ...
Time:
2020s
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44K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Two old friends living in a dystopic future become trapped in a mysterious time loop — one that may have something to do with an ongoing battle between an omnipotent corporation and a ragtag band of rebels.
Style:
psychological, tense, enigmatic, cerebral, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
time loop, twists and turns, time travel, life & death, creativity, memory, dystopia, post apocalypse, time, survival, distopia, faked death ...
Time:
future
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20K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Harassed by bullies because of his mild autism, teen Ben (Greg Timmermans) finds refuge in an online computer game, which leads him to his virtual dream girl, Scarlite (Laura Verlinden). Together, the odd couple seeks revenge against Ben's ...
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, serious, stylized, sad ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
autism, asperger's syndrome, communication problem, escape from reality, internet, faked death, bullying, computer game, mental illness, computer, imaginary friend, antisocial behavior ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium, brussels, brussels belgium
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
WWE Superstar Mike "The Miz" Mizanin returns as Jake Carter where he is assigned to protect a whistleblower who wishes to expose a corrupt military defence contractor. However, the military hires a heavily armed team of mercenaries to kill ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
female killer, escape, faked death, marine, military, one man army, fight, rescue, police detective, martial arts, fistfight, surveillance ...
Place:
british columbia
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When Julie Bottomley discovers her husband of 10 years has been sleeping with her sister, her first instinct is to kill him. However, rather than risk life imprisonment herself, she devises a better plan to get revenge on Ian by faking her own death ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
faked death, infidelity, deception, revenge, adultery, marital infidelity, british, betrayal, lie, female protagonist, presumed dead, scheming ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Bulgaria, Germany, Thailand
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, lone hero, chase, assassin, assassination, murder, killer, one against many, tough guy, martial arts, criminal's revenge, hand to hand combat ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
rio de janeiro, usa, bangkok thailand, cambodia, kurdistan ...
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251K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, Australia, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers uses his daredevil skills to moonlight as a bounty hunter.
Style:
action comedy, captivating, semi serious, feel good, entertaining ...
Plot:
stuntman, attempted murder, framed for murder, missing person, film set, faked death, movie business, film industry, trick, film producer, movie star, race against time ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
australia, new york, sydney australia
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10K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A chauffeur kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but when she accidentally gets the dog back, she thinks that it's the chauffeur who's been kidnapped.
Style:
slapstick comedy, funny, humorous, intense, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
chauffeur, dog, abduction, comedy of errors, mortician, vengeance, nothing goes right, farce, corpse, pet dog, african american, stupidity ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
pennsylvania, pittsburgh, new jersey
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, gothic horror, period piece, sexy ...
Plot:
werewolf, martial arts, supernatural, beast, murder, conspiracy, investigation, legends and myths, good versus evil, animal attack, sword fight, violence ...
Time:
18th century, year 2001, 19th century, 2000s
Place:
france, canada, europe
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Genre: Horror, Musical, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Gumnaam is a 1965 Indian suspense thriller film directed by Raja Nawathe, starring Manoj Kumar, Nanda, Pran, Helen and Mehmood. Eight people are trapped on an island when their plane abandons them. They find a large mansion whose butler is ...
Style:
suspense, detective, retro, cult classic, suspense thriller ...
Plot:
murder, woman in jeopardy, villain, heroine, undercover, paranoia, deception, disguise, secret, faked death, murderer, serial killer ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
india, asia
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The sequel to Tales from the Crypt. Five strangers trapped in a basement vault converse about their recurring nightmares. Their stories include vampires, bodily dismemberment, east Indian mysticism, an insurance scam, and an artist who kills by ...
Style:
anthology, surprise ending, slasher, spooky, classic horror ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vampire, painting, cemetery, nightmare, uxoricide, buried alive, greed, strangled to death, painter, revenge, punishment, elevator ...
Time:
70s
Place:
india, haiti, london
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
Now, we find the rowdy extraterrestrial getting used to life with his new ohana. However, a malfunction in the ultimate creation of Dr. Jumba soon emerges, which reinstates his destructive programming and threatens to both ruin his friendship with ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, not serious, touching, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, toddlers, family outing, preschool
Plot:
benign alien, friendship, sister sister relationship, faked death, danger, heroes, good versus evil, rivalry, space and aliens, alien, pets, love ...
Time:
year 2005, year 2003, 2000s
Place:
hawaii, oceania
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Police Inspector Ram Yadav is a honest, handsome, and incorruptible young man. He lives with his sister-in-law, Shakuntala, and elder brother, Raj . A lovely yet petty thief, Pooja admires Ram so much that she moves in to his house in the guise of a ...
Plot:
revenge, poisoning, brother in law sister in law relationship, muslim, tough cop, murder of a pregnant woman, tough guy, one man army, coma, hindu, evil man, villain ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.
Style:
visually stunning, bloody, sweet, independent film, scenic ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night
Plot:
coming of age, nature, adoption, wilderness, boy, hunting, juvenile delinquent, fat boy, manhunt, childhood, sarcasm, dog ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
new zealand, indiana, persia, oceania
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph ...
Style:
humorous, 3d animation, sweet, not serious, parody ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
heroes, friendship, disguise, hacker, prejudice, disorder, master of disguise, good versus evil, imaginary, obsessive quest, villain, medal ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, year 1982, year 1987, 80s ...
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Peru
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
May Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she was still a girl. She hires Ray Quick, a retired explosives expert to kill her parent's killers. When Ned Trent, embittered ex-partner of ...
Style:
suspense, neo noir, suspenseful, sexy, erotic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, sex scene, hitman, haunted by the past, bomb, vengeance, femme fatale, murder, redemption, assassination, anti hero, ex cia agent ...
Time:
year 1994, year 1984, 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
miami, florida, usa
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114K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And ...
Style:
suspenseful, neo noir, sexy, intense, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, corruption, nypd, dirty cop, police, police corruption, internal affairs, sheriff, organized crime, justice, investigation, corrupt cop ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa, manhattan new york city, california ...
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