Movies and TvShows featuring "faking-illness" theme.

Official Competition (2021) revolves around a filmmaking competition where two directors, a theater actor, and a female filmmaker engage in a fierce and comedic rivalry. With elements of lesbianism, male rivalry, and fake illness, the story takes unexpected twists as the characters navigate the challenges of making a movie and dealing with personal conflicts.

A high school girl is forced into an arranged marriage with an older man. To delay the marriage, she fakes an illness and becomes an apprentice to a painter. Through various misunderstandings and manipulations, she falls in love with her childhood friend who is training to enter the army. They eventually get married for real.

In this Silly Symphony cartoon, the Wise Little Hen wants to plant corn and bake a cake, but her neighbors, the lazy Donald Duck and Peter Pig, refuse to help. After they fake illness, the Wise Little Hen finds a way to teach them a lesson.

When a violinist and a writer with writer's block cross paths, they find themselves falling in love just in time for Christmas. As they navigate misunderstandings, family dinners, and holiday traditions, they discover the magic of the season and the transformative power of love.

In 'Nothing Sacred', a newspaper reporter deceives the public by pretending to have a fatal illness. The fake news creates a sensation, boosting the newspaper's circulation. However, things get complicated when the reporter falls in love with a small-town girl from Vermont and must face the consequences of his deception.

When Do We Eat? is a comedy that follows a dysfunctional Jewish family as they come together for their Passover celebration. The festivities take an unexpected turn when a series of events, including drug use and hallucinations, cause tensions and secrets to be revealed. As the night progresses, the family must confront their issues and strive for reconciliation.

In 1920s Russia, a con artist teams up with a priest to hunt for a hidden fortune in family jewels.

Living It Up is a comedy film released in 1954. The story revolves around Homer Flagg, who is mistakenly diagnosed with a terminal illness. Taking advantage of the situation, he decides to live life to the fullest and enjoys a luxurious lifestyle. The film portrays his adventures and the hilarious situations that arise from his deception.

It's Not Me, I Swear! is a dark comedy set in Quebec in the 1960s. The story revolves around a 10-year-old boy named Leon, who is dealing with a troubled home life and struggles with abandonment. Leon resorts to extreme measures, such as faking illness and attempting suicide, to cope with his feelings of neglect. The film explores themes of family relationships, childhood trauma, and the desperate need for love and attention.

A compilation of Disney animated shorts saluting cowboys and the Wild West.

A WW I veteran still haunted by his time in the trenches settles in a small town to work for the railroad company. His pretty wife attracts the attention of the lonely young gravedigger.

Parvarish (1977) is an action-packed movie that follows the story of a son, caught in a web of secrets and danger. With a pregnant wife in distress, a police commissioner and inspector working together, a code word, and a watch shop as the secret base, the movie takes viewers on a rollercoaster ride of thrilling events. From hiding in a car to faking illness, from scuba diving to a boat ride, Parvarish (1977) promises an adrenaline-filled experience. With a loss of eyesight, a skirt, a pickpocket, and a woman in labor, the plot twists and turns, leading to a climax involving a toy store, a locket, a grenade, and a sniper rifle. The movie explores themes of loss, promise, and the lengths one would go to protect their loved ones. It combines elements of action, crime, and drama, truly captivating the audience.

When a couple goes on a vacation in Eastern Europe, their dysfunctional marriage takes center stage as they face various comedic obstacles such as faking illness, a marriage proposal gone wrong, and humorous encounters at a bar, beach, and cottage.

A handsome and self-centered ad executive pretends he has life-threatening cancer to win back the love of his ex.

When Catherine is caught with her illicit lover by her father-in-law Paul, the concerned father leaves to tell his son Thomas about the incident. Paul is injured in an auto accident and returns home in a wheelchair unable to speak. Catherine's guilt weighs heavily on her as she hopes to never let Thomas know she was unfaithful. She panics and seeks a way to eliminate Paul in this psychological thriller.

In the midst of World War II, a young artist in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, finds himself in an insane asylum after faking illness to avoid conscription. As he witnesses the horrors of war and undergoes psychological torture, he struggles to find hope and meaning in a world filled with oppression and despair.

It is 1940 in Norway, a neutral, peace-loving country that is invaded by Nazi Germany. A gang of Norwegian children do what Norwegian children like best - ski. They are actually rescuing Norwegian gold from the nazi invaders. The Nazis search all adults but don't suspect children playing. The children carry the gold, one bar at a time, across the mountains to a fishing boat. It is a race against time, it is spring and the snow is melting. So they ski from dawn to dusk every day.

Three women staying at a remote Welsh inn toss coins into a well wishing to improve their miserable lives. Along comes postman Evans (who also wrote the original play and collaborated on the screenplay) to help them out and set them straight.

Jaakkola, a priest with a bad memory, gets a prescription for a spa day from Dr. Viljo. Ruustinna plans to bring her daughter Elina and the local doctor together. Jaakkola finds the mail he forgot in his pocket, including an important wedding invitation. Rovasti and Ruustinna plan to stop at the wedding on the way to the spa, but things get complicated and there are enough misunderstandings in the knots of love.

In Athens, Greece, a clever thief decides to pose as a police officer to steal a wallet from an honest accountant. Chaos ensues when a suspicious wife, a retired general, and a housemaid get involved. Based on a play, this comedy explores themes of honesty, drunkenness, and embezzlement.