Movies and TvShows featuring "insurance-fraud" theme.
Documentary series that casts a covert eye over the ever-growing problem of insurance fraud, and sees outlandish claimers as they're caught out on camera.
Banacek is a Polish-American detective known for his expertise in solving crimes involving insurance fraud. He takes on challenging cases, using his sharp intellect and deductive reasoning to uncover the truth. Alongside his loyal team, Banacek navigates through the complex world of insurance fraud, unraveling mysteries and catching criminals. Set in Boston, Massachusetts, this captivating TV show follows Banacek as he tackles intriguing cases and outsmarts those who believe they can deceive the insurance system.
In 1920s Oklahoma, the Osage Nation stumbles upon oil wealth, but their prosperity is shattered as they are targeted for murder. The FBI steps in to investigate and bring justice to those responsible.
ZeroZeroZero follows the journey of a massive cocaine shipment from the Mexican cartels to the Italian mafia to an American crime family, as they all fight for control of the lucrative drug trade. The series explores the complex dynamics of organized crime, police corruption, and the consequences of choices made in the pursuit of power and wealth.
Follow streetwise insurance adjuster Jimmy Burn as he navigates the gritty city streets. He is squeezed between the cutthroat corporate culture that is big insurance, the con artists that make a living claim by claim and the city-wide infiltration of organized crime. Jimmy must dodge shifty clients, crooked lawyers, backstabbing co-workers and the Russian mob as he fights to keep his job. All the while, fighting to make a life for himself and struggling to grab a piece of the middle-class dream – home, family and security.
Wild Card is an American comedy-drama series starring Joely Fisher. It was broadcast in the United States on Lifetime, and on the Global Television Network in Canada from August 2003 to July 2005.
Four-part drama based on the extraordinary story of how prison officer John Darwin faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy - unbeknownst to his two sons.
A retired detective with acrophobia is hired to follow a troubled woman, but becomes obsessed with her. As he delves deeper into her secrets, he uncovers a tragic past and must confront his own fears and obsessions.
Lime Street is an American action/drama series that aired on the ABC television network during the 1985 television season. The series was created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, who also served as executive producer alongside husband Harry Thomason and series star Robert Wagner. Robert Wagner is half of a crackerjack team of insurance investigators. A colorful British bachelor (John Standing) is the other half, and he resides in a castle outside London. This Lloyd's of London-type duo travel all over the world to crack some of the toughest insurance cases ever devised by a scriptwriter. Lew Ayres is Wagner's dapper Virginia countrygentleman father and the grandfather to Bob's motherless children.
How to Steal a Million is a charming heist comedy set in Paris in the 1960s. Nicole Bonnet, a young woman, discovers that her father is a master forger and her family's art collection is on display at a prestigious museum. To protect her father and his reputation, Nicole teams up with a suave burglar named Simon Demarest to steal a valuable art statuette before it can be exposed as a forgery. As their plan unfolds, they encounter numerous obstacles, including a bumbling detective and a nosy photographer. With wit, romance, and plenty of laughs, How to Steal a Million is a delightful caper filled with twists and turns.
A successful surgeon and his wife's life takes a dark turn as they are targeted by a mysterious and manipulative woman, leading to a series of shocking revelations and a fight for survival.
The Thomas Crown Affair is a crime thriller about a wealthy businessman who orchestrates a bank heist as a way to cure his boredom. He hires a gang of professional thieves to carry out the heist, using his knowledge of insurance fraud to cover his tracks. Along the way, he becomes entangled in a seductive game of cat and mouse with an insurance investigator who is determined to catch him. The film explores themes of wealth, betrayal, attraction, and the mind games played between the two main characters.
In 1949 Santa Rosa, California, a chain-smoking barber named Ed Crane wants to escape a mundane life. He blackmails his wife's boss and lover, Big Dave, for money to invest in dry cleaning. However, his plan goes terribly wrong, leading to suspected adultery, foul play, death, racial slurs, and a series of unexpected events. With the introduction of aliens and Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, Ed's opportunity to be more than an unnoticed man takes a dramatic turn. Will he succeed or further descend into chaos?
After losing her husband in a tragic accident, a woman uncovers a trail of insurance fraud that leads her to a web of corruption and money laundering. As she dives deeper into the scandal known as the Panama Papers, she discovers the dark underbelly of the global financial system and must confront the wealthy and powerful individuals responsible for the crimes.
I Love You Phillip Morris follows the life of Steven Russell, a former police officer turned con man. After a car accident, he comes out as gay and begins a life of financial fraud to support his extravagant lifestyle. Along the way, he falls in love with another inmate named Phillip Morris and goes to great lengths to be with him, including multiple escapes from prison. The movie explores themes of devotion, memory, and the true nature of love.
The Lady from Shanghai follows a criminal lawyer who gets entangled in a web of deceit, framed for murder and caught in a love triangle. As he tries to prove his innocence, he uncovers a series of unexpected twists and turns that lead him to the dangerous world of insurance fraud and a captivating femme fatale. With a backdrop of betrayal, blackmail, and romantic rivalry, the story takes a thrilling turn when the protagonist becomes a pawn in a deadly game of manipulation. Will he be able to escape and find justice, or will he be consumed by the dark forces surrounding him?
In House of Wax, a sculptor uses wax figures to cover up his murders and seeks revenge on those who wronged him. Set in a wax museum, the film is a proto-slasher that combines elements of horror and crime genres.
A Los Angeles insurance representative lets an alluring housewife seduce him into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, an insurance investigator. The story follows Walter Neff, a successful insurance salesman, who meets the seductive Phyllis Dietrichson during a routine house call. Phyllis persuades Neff to help her kill her husband in order to collect the insurance money. They come up with a plan to make it look like an accident, resulting in the insurance company having to pay double the normal amount. However, their scheme is investigated by Neff's colleague Barton Keyes, who starts to suspect foul play. As the investigation unfolds, secrets are revealed and Neff must find a way to cover his tracks and protect himself from the consequences of his actions.
After a woman seduces a man into killing her husband, she goes on the run with the money and becomes entangled in a dangerous web of deception and betrayal.
In order to save his movie production from financial ruin, an aging actor plans an insurance scam. With the help of his friend, a wild movie producer, they set up an accidental death on the movie set. However, their plan gets complicated when the accidental death turns out to be connected to the mafia.