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Movies: Best "fake death" Movies


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Sleeping with the Enemy(1991)

R
| 1h 39min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 444 votes)

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.

Pathaan(2023)

NR
| 2h 26min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 61 votes)

A soldier caught by enemies and presumed dead comes back to complete his mission, accompanied by old companions and foes.

Outrageous Fortune(1987)

R
| 1h 40min | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 49 votes)

Refined actress Lauren Ames finally has a chance to study with the great theatre professor Stanislav Korzenowski. Sandy Brozinsky, a brash, loud actress, decides through happenstance to also study with Korzenowski. The two women end up dating the same man (who turns out to be a double agent) and follow him across the country to force him to choose between them.

The Spider Woman(1943)

1h 3min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 32 votes)

Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider. Based on "The Sign of Four" and the short stories "The Dying Detective", "The Final Problem", "The Speckled Band" and "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot".

Every Breath She Takes(2023)

3.7/5 (with 3 votes)

After suffering years of mental abuse from her husband, Jules thinks she's finally free when a physical struggle ends in a fire that takes his life. However, she's soon pushed to the edge as she starts to believe she's seeing him at every turn.

Charlie(2015)

2h 10min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.8/5 (with 33 votes)

A young, nonconforming woman named Tessa gets entangled in a cat-and-mouse chase in the by-lanes of Kerala, hunting for a mysterious artist who previously lived in her apartment.

Posthumous(2014)

3.0/5 (with 23 votes)

After false reports of his demise put him and his work on the map, an artist decides to continue the charade by posing as his own brother. Soon, a reporter enters his life and has a profound effect on him.

'Til Death Do Us Part(2017)

1h 39min | Thriller
3.1/5 (with 18 votes)

Michael and Madison Roland planned to spend the rest of their lives together, but Michael's controlling ways turn their perfect marriage into an abusive roller-coaster ride that no woman could survive. With the help of her best friend, Madison fakes her death to escape and start a new life — but soon realizes it's impossible to outwit her obsessive husband.

The Invisible Ray(1936)

3.1/5 (with 20 votes)

Dr. Janos Rukh discovers a certain type of radium that has almost magical healing properties. But the element has a dangerous side, too, and it has already started affecting Rukh. Consumed by paranoia, he begins to suspect that his wife is having an affair. Wild for revenge, Rukh hatches a deadly plot...using his own poisoned body as a weapon to kill.

Run Baby Run(2012)

2h 22min | Thriller
3.0/5 (with 13 votes)

Venu, a cameraman working for Reuters, happens to meet Renuka, his old lover, while trying to cover a case involving a politician. Together they go to investigate a murder planned by Bharatan Pillai.

Shed No Tears(1948)

2.5/5 (with 8 votes)

A man listens to his wife and fakes his own death so that she can get her hands on his insurance policy.

Directed by Jean Yarbrough - With Wallace Ford

Mannar Mathai Speaking(1995)

2h 30min | Comedy, Drama
4.0/5 (with 7 votes)

The hilarious trio from 'Ramji Rao Speaking' faces a new trouble when the heroine of their drama group quits.

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The Dead and the Deadly(1982)

1h 37min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
3.1/5 (with 8 votes)

Wah Li, known as Fat Boy to his friends, lives with his great-uncle the priest (Uncle). Together with his oddball friends Lai Li and Momo, Wah Li helps Uncle to run the local funeral services. When the body Ma Lun Chio is brought back to the village by a new wife and her "brother", Wai Li is suspicious. He sets out to find out how his friend died, but things are not what they seem.

Directed by Wu Ma

Local Vampire(2011)

1h 53min | Comedy
2.7/5 (with 2 votes)

When a passive young businessman is conned and thrown into great debts, he and his mother concoct a desperate escape plan - to fake his death, stage a funeral, then hide him out in the attic. When he sneaks out to visit his girlfriend, he is spotted by the neighbors, who jump to the conclusion that he is a vampire risen from the dead. It's not long before the news of a lurking vampire attracts waves of tourists, including some mobsters who aren't completely sold on this whole vampire story.

Hot Air(2016)

1h 40min | Drama, Comedy
2.8/5 (with 3 votes)

A man fakes his death. At his funeral he discovers he has a son and attempts to find him.

The Borgia Stick(1967)

3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A suburban couple discovers that they are pawns for a powerful crime syndicate. They try to break away from the cartel and go legitimate, but the syndicate doesn't want to give them up so easily.

Wicket Wacky(1951)

3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

Despite a 'No Trespassing' sign, an irritable gopher, and an obvious lack of skill, Woody is determined to play some croquet.

Directed by Walter Lantz

The Son of the White Mountain(1930)

1h 28min | Adventure
2.4/5 (with 3 votes)

A Tyrolean mountain guide comes under suspicion of killing a tourist.

Alive! Is Michael Jackson Really Dead?(2011)

1h 29min | Documentary

Investigative journalist, Pearl Jr, explores the possibility that Michael Jackson faked his death.

Locker Sixty-Nine(1962)

56min | Crime

A shady business man has perpetrated a fraud that has resulted in the death of a large number of people. His business partner has evidence of the fraud and threatens the fraudster with exposure in the event of any further dishonest dealing. But when the fraudster suddenly receives death threats he decides to fake his own murder in a plan both to get his hands on the evidence.

Sabbatical(2023)

A man seeks help in planning his funeral from a surprisingly experienced consultant.