Movies and TvShows featuring "elaborate-scheme" theme.

In 1956 Chicago, Leonard, a tailor, is forced to treat a wounded mobster and hide a briefcase with incriminating evidence. He orchestrates a plan to uncover the rat in the organization and save himself. Betrayal, deception, and a tragic past drive the story.

Tom, the owner of a used bookstore, falls for Sandra, a woman with a criminal past. After offering to cover her brother's debt, Sandra disappears, causing Tom to have a breakdown. It is revealed that Sandra is a con artist, trained by Max. Max and his lover, Madeline, target billionaire Richard Hobbes. When Richard dies, Madeline inherits his estate but Tom suspects foul play. With the help of Braddock, Tom finds Sandra and confronts Madeline, Max, and Sandra. The true scheme is revealed, and Tom gains control over the money.

After the death of his wife, a widower holds auditions for a new wife. He becomes infatuated with a mysterious woman who turns out to be a sadistic killer. As the plot unfolds, the widower finds himself trapped in a web of sadism and murder.

Virgil Oldman, an esteemed art expert, takes advantage of people looking to sell their artworks by lying to them about their authenticity. One day, he is called to evaluate the possessions of a woman named Claire, with whom he forms a close bond. As their relationship develops, Virgil falls in love with her and helps her with her phobia. However, he later discovers that Claire, along with his friends, has stolen his art collection. Written by Jadde Josbeth Monreal Burciaga, Yaneli Alejandra Guzmán Jara, and Hansel Román Medina.

In Coin Heist, a group of unlikely friends at a high school plot an elaborate scheme to rob the US Mint in order to save their school from closure. With backgrounds in engineering, hacking, and counterfeiting, the group must navigate the challenges of making fake identification, outsmarting security measures, and staying one step ahead of the authorities. As the heist unfolds, they form unexpected bonds and discover the power of friendship and teamwork.

The film begins with a guy waking up from a bump on the head. The people around him try in vain to convince him that five years have passed and that he's a rich guy. However, none of this makes sense to the character played by Miljan AND none of it makes any sense to the audience...none. After this plot is quickly abandoned, the film begins to get better. It seems that a wife and her business partner are trying to use Miljan as a double for her estranged and missing husband.

When a rich wife goes missing on her honeymoon, a bumbling detective gets framed for her murder and must unravel the elaborate scheme to prove his innocence.

Buster agrees to pose as a murderer to throw off the police while his room mate, a reporter, searches for the real killer.