Movies and TvShows featuring "fall-guy" theme.
A struggling writer in London starts following strangers for inspiration and meets a thief named Cobb. They embark on a series of burglaries, with Cobb teaching the writer the thrill of violation. However, as the writer falls for a woman involved in dangerous affairs, he discovers the elaborate manipulation orchestrated by Cobb. When the writer decides to turn himself in, he becomes framed for a murder committed by Cobb, while Cobb himself disappears.
Syriana is a politically charged epic that explores the state of the oil industry through the lives of those involved. It tells the story of Connex, a US energy giant losing control of Middle East oil fields to a Chinese company. As the plot unfolds, the movie delves into interconnected storylines involving corruption, espionage, assassination plots, and the lives of characters caught in the web of the oil industry's power struggles.
Gang Related is a crime thriller about a corrupt police officer, as he gets entangled in a web of conspiracy, betrayal, and brutality. Framed for murder, he must navigate a dangerous world of drug dealers, violence, and lies to clear his name and seek justice. Will he be able to uncover the truth and survive the deadly game?
Downhill follows the story of a schoolboy who is wrongly punished and expelled from school. He faces a series of misfortunes, including falling into a life of deception and adultery. The film explores themes of friendship, homoeroticism, and father-son relationships, all set against the backdrop of London and Paris.
After the disappearance of a valuable statuette, private detective Sam Spade finds himself embroiled in a twisted web of murder, deceit, femme fatales, and double-crosses. As he unravels the mystery, he comes face to face with dangerous criminals and a deadly treasure hunt.
A story of Mike, just out of prison, and his buddies throwing a Christmas party under the most obscure circumstances is filled with juicy dialogue and plot twists that will definitely make your jaw drop – and have you chuckle for days after.
Through various modes of surveillance we observe an overprotective young woman, Winnie, and her disabled brother, Stevie, caught in a web of intrigue involving a bomb plot, inept anarchists, ambitious police and a corrupt politician. The duplicity of Winnie’s boyfriend, Conrad Verloc -political activist and police informant –propels these siblings down a deadly path. But justice may prevail in the aftermath, via the surveillance collected, compiled and presented by Special Crimes Sergeant Kylie Heat.
High Tide is a film-noir crime drama set in Malibu, California. A private detective becomes entangled in a dangerous plot involving murder, betrayal, and revenge. As the story unfolds, he must navigate through a world of deceit and treachery to uncover the truth.
"Mussu" Koikkalainen, a country boy moves to town to find a job. He finds it and is even promoted to head of complaints department. But little he knows.
A character driven comedy about sausages and friendship. Set in small-town America, it's a story about two hopeless dreamers who join forces in a quest to erect the ultimate German sausage restaurant.
A mild-mannered insurance salesman gets mixed up with gangsters.
Adalbert "Mussu" Koikkalainen inherits 9,000 marks from his uncle. To buy a milk shop, Koikkalainen needs another thousand marks and work experience, so he applies for a job at the department store Sampo, where he is hired as a scapegoat to receive customer complaints. The saleswoman Irja Salo, who is under threat of dismissal, falls in love with the general manager Vaara, whom she thinks is a traveling salesman.
A huge doping scandal erupted at the 2001 cross-country skiing world championship in Lahti, Finland, leading to large numbers of disqualifications. Athletes from the host country in particular had made generous use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs. It was to be the precursor of more drug cases at the Winter Olympics a year later in Salt Lake City. When Heroes Lie analyzes the history of doping from the 1970s to the present day, using archive footage and interviews with skiers, coaches and experts.
Robert Armstrong stars as Scoop Adams, an ace newsreel cameraman whose love affair with the bottle all but destroys him professionally. Scoop manages to get his photographer pal Dick (Richard Cromwell) fired as well, but he promises to restore Dick's reputation, some way or another. He gets his chance while covering a dirigible wreck (some three years before the Hindenburg), saving the day for both Dick and himself.
A prizefighter is convicted of a murder that was actually committed by his sister.
A woman takes in boarders to support her husband's harebrained financial schemes.
A drugged man covered in blood is picked up by police. Before the cops can get answers the man escapes in search of answers to the mystery himself.
The first behind the scenes look revealing the movie magic of the men and women of the stunt profession, Hollywood's unsung heroes. Charlie Sheen and Stuntman Hall of Famer BJ Davis host.
Buster agrees to pose as a murderer to throw off the police while his room mate, a reporter, searches for the real killer.
Beautiful manicurist Hallie Hobart sets her sights on handsome David Stone, the son of wealthy wheat farmer Ezra Stone. Professing to hate men, Hallie is only interested in luring David in for a lucrative business deal. David easily falls in love, but older brother Mark brands Hallie a gold-digger. To get even with the straight-laced Stone family, Hallie accepts David's marriage proposal.