Harold and Maude (1971), The Cat and the Canary (1939), The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936), Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933), F/X (1986), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Undertaking Betty (2002), Double Jeopardy (1999) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Faked Death movies.
Storyline: Young adult Harold Chasen, solitary and friendless by choice, is obsessed with death, this fascination manifesting itself in he staging his own fake suicides, driving a hearse and attending funerals, even of people he doesn't know, all to the chagrin of his exasperated wealthy mother with who he lives. Mrs. Chasen is determined for Harold to be "normal", including she sending him into therapy to deal with his issues and finding him a girlfriend through a computer dating service. It is at a series of funerals that Harold meets Maude, on the cusp of her eightieth birthday, she who too attends funerals of strangers. Unlike Harold, Maude is obsessed with life - her own life to be more precise - she doing whatever she wants to please herself, damned what others may think or how they may be affected. Since she can't take material possessions with her, she is more interested in experiences, with whatever material possessions she has - often "borrowed" without asking - only to further those ...
Plot Keywords: black comedy, existentialism, meaning of life, rebellion, dark humor, counterculture, coming of age ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Ten years have passed since the death of millionaire, Cyrus Norman. Cosby, Cyrus' attorney, has gathered Cyrus' 6 remaining relatives to his New Orleans' mansion for Cyrus' "reading of the will". To the others disappointment, Joyce is the sole heir, but, due to a streak of insanity running in the family, a second will has been made in case Joyce falls victim to it. This puts Joyce in danger. Suddenly, Miss Lu, Cyrus' maid, appears and warns them that the spirits have told her that one of them will die that night. Following this, Hendrick, a prison guard, warns them that, "The Cat", a homicidal maniac has escaped. This sets up Cyrus' relatives with a night filled with murders, mysteries and intrigue.—Kelly
Plot Keywords: horror, comedy, mystery, dark comedy, inheritance, murder, madness ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Relations between Dr. 'Brad' Bradford and ex-wife Paula are surprisingly romantic. They divorced because Brad hated being dragged into murder mysteries, to which mystery writer Paula is addicted. But through horse trainer Mike North, Brad is embroiled in the case of a jockey who died of "heart failure" during a race. As they pursue clues, Paula pursues Brad for remarriage, and assorted hoods pursue the Bradfords.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: mystery, comedy, crime, detective, marriage, murder, investigation ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In London, sculptor Ivan Igor struggles in vain to prevent his partner Worth from burning his wax museum...and his 'children.' Years later, Igor starts a new museum in New York, but his maimed hands confine him to directing lesser artists. People begin disappearing (including a corpse from the morgue); Igor takes a sinister interest in Charlotte Duncan, fiancée of his assistant Ralph, but arouses the suspicions of Charlotte's roommate, wisecracking reporter Florence.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: horror, mystery, thriller, crime, murder, detective, dark ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: 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 crosses him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.
Plot Keywords: action, thriller, crime, mystery, hollywood, special effects, conspiracy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Montreal, Canada. A down-on-his luck dentist, "Oz" Oseransky (Matthew Perry), discovers that his new neighbor is Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Bruce Willis), former mob-contract-killer-turned-police-informant upon whose head the Hungarian mob has put a steep price. Egged on my his loathsome wife, Sophie (Rosanna Arquette), Oz sets off to Chicago to let the mob know where The Tulip is and hopefully claim part of the reward.
Plot Keywords: comedy, crime, black comedy, gangster, marital issues, betrayal, money ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A woman, whose husband is cheating on her, and an undertaker, who has been in love with her since their childhood, decide to fake her death so they can be together.
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, black comedy, british film, small town life, absurd, romantic comedy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: When Nick Parsons appears to be murdered his wife Libby is tried and convicted. Six years later Libby is paroled and is pursued by Travis Lehman (her parole officer) as she sets out to find her son and settle the score with Nick.
Plot Keywords: thriller, crime, drama, suspense, revenge, legal, murder ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In the early 1960s, legendary rock star Eddie Wilson disappeared from the limelight when he drove his car off a New Jersey bridge. Trying to escape his past, Eddie changed his name and has maintained a quiet life in Montreal as a construction worker under the name Joe West. However, the past will not die, it is screaming for resolution. His relentless desire to make music pulls him back to the stage where he forms a new band and an even better sound. Meanwhile, record company executives release newly-discovered tapes from Eddie's last album and promotes a worldwide search for the mysterious rock star. Joe West has become both mentor and nucleus for his new band that dreams of making it big without knowing their mysterious leader is the real Eddie Wilson. As his new band hits center stage, Eddie finally comes to terms with his past, himself and his music.—MGM/UA Home Video
Plot Keywords: musical, rock music, sequel, 1980s, band, resurrection, mystery ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A group of eight college friends gather together at an island mansion belonging to heiress Muffy St. John to celebrate their final year of school. They soon discover that each has a hidden secret from their past which is revealed, and soon after, they turn up dead. Yet, are they really dead? Or is it just part of some very real and cruel April Fool's jokes? The hostess, Muffy, is the only one who apparently knows what's going on. But then again, is it really her doing the killing?
Plot Keywords: horror, mystery, thriller, teenagers, isolated setting, serial killer, prank ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Max (Adam Sandler) and Charlie (David Spade) old school friends who reunite at their 25th high school reunion are tired of their mundane lives: they decide to wipe the slate clean for a do-over. After faking their deaths and assuming new identities, could their lives be better the second time around?
Plot Keywords: action, comedy, adventure, crime, american, bromance, on the run ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Thanks to falsified dental records supplied by his former neighbor Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky (Matthew Perry), retired hit man Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Bruce Willis) now spends his days compulsively cleaning his house and perfecting his culinary skills with his wife, Jill, a purported assassin who has yet to pull off a clean hit. Suddenly, an uninvited and unwelcome connection to their past unexpectedly shows up on Jimmy and Jill's doorstep: it's Oz, and he's begging them to help him rescue his wife from the Hungarian mob. To complicate matters even further, the men, who are out to get Oz, are led by Lazlo Gogolak (Kevin Pollak), a childhood rival of Jimmy's and another notorious hit man. Oz, Jimmy and Jill will have to go the whole nine yards--and then some--to manage the mounting Mafioso mayhem.
Plot Keywords: comedy, crime, action, black comedy, sequel, gangster, revenge ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A former movie special-effects man (Bryan Brown) uses tricks of the trade to expose corruption with a private eye (Brian Dennehy).
Plot Keywords: action, thriller, crime, mystery, police, revenge, murder ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: During a hazing, a fraternity of pre-med students has a particularly sinister prank in store for one their more timid pledges (Derek MacKinnon). With the help of a coed, Alana Maxwell (Jamie Lee Curtis), they pull off the prank so well that the pledge needs to be institutionalized as a result. After several years pass and people forget the incident, those involved with the prank are ready to celebrate their graduation by having a costume party on a train, but they haven't escaped their past yet.
Plot Keywords: horror, suspense, thriller, slasher, mystery, 1980s, american film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: When a prank leads to an accidental death, a group of teens (Taylor Cole, Josh Henderson, Scout Taylor-Compton) faces the wrath of an unseen killer.
Plot Keywords: horror, thriller, mystery, gore, revenge, high school, teenagers ...
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