Movies and TvShows featuring "last-will-and-testament" theme.
Set in 1814, the story follows James Keziah Delaney, who returns to England after being believed dead for years. He becomes involved in a dangerous game of power and conspiracy, as he tries to regain control of his family's shipping company and uncover the dark secrets surrounding his father's death.
The story revolves around identical twin sisters who grew up in a happy family in spite of being poor and whose lives will be intertwined because of love, identity, deceit, ambition, and wealth when destiny teasingly compels to separate their lives.
Is insanity hereditary? Shougo Mikadono's beginning to think so, because the terms of his late father's will seem crazy and following them may drive Shougo bonkers as well. Oh, it sounds simple at first: before Shougo can claim his VERY large inheritance, he just has to start attending a certain new school and find a nice girl to marry. It's a little unromantic, but perfectly do-able, right? After all, all the girls seem quite friendly, so all Shougo has to do is find one he has something in common with. Except, and here's the kicker, it turns out that Shougo has WAY too much in common with one of them, because she's actually his long-lost sister! And he has no idea which one she is! Will Shougo meet and court his Miss Right without committing something very morally wrong? Can he find his future bride without slipping into the wrong set of genes? And if his little sister does reveal herself, just how much will be revealed and under what circumstances?
A Woman of Substance follows the life of Emma Harte, a working-class woman who becomes a successful businesswoman in the textile industry. Set in early 20th century England, Emma's journey is filled with obstacles and challenges as she navigates through love, loss, and betrayal. Despite the odds, she manages to build a vast business empire and becomes a woman of substance.
Wealthy crime novelist Harlan Thrombey invites his family for his birthday party. The next morning, he is found dead. Private detective Benoit Blanc is hired to investigate. He discovers that Harlan's family had been alienated and had motives for killing him. However, it is revealed that Harlan's nurse Marta was responsible for his death accidentally. The family turns against Marta, but she is aided by Ransom, Harlan's grandson. As the investigation unfolds, it is revealed that Ransom planned to frame Marta for the murder. In the end, Marta is proven innocent and inherits Harlan's fortunes.
Mistral's Daughter is a TV show that follows the life of a young artist in Nazi-occupied France. She navigates love, betrayal, and the challenges of being an artist during a tumultuous time. The story explores themes of family, personal growth, and the pursuit of artistic passion.
Physics professor J.T. Neumeyer discovers a briefcase that contains documents predicting his own murder. With the ability to go back in time, he must race against the clock to prevent his own death.
In the present, a teenage girl reads a memoir about the Grand Budapest Hotel, a once-glorious establishment in a war-torn country. The story follows the hotel's lobby boy, Zero, and the eccentric concierge, Gustave, as they navigate a murder accusation, theft, and a chase with an assassin. Amidst the chaos, they uncover the truth and Gustave is proven innocent. The story ends with the hotel's decline and Zero's dedication to preserving its memory.
After the death of his brother, Lee Chandler is tasked with looking after his teenage nephew. As they navigate their grief and try to rebuild their lives, they face challenges, confront their past, and learn to find solace in their new reality.
After inheriting a haunted house, a family discovers that it is actually a machine designed to contain and harness the power of thirteen ghosts. As they try to survive, they uncover the dark secrets of the house and the ghosts that inhabit it.
Mr. Jason Rafiel asks Miss Marple to solve a crime but, he does gives her any details. In fact, he can't be sure that a crime was committed at all.
In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent. Ben Cash, his wife Leslie and their six children live in the Washington wilderness. Ben and Leslie are former anarchist activists disillusioned with capitalism and American life, and chose to instill survivalist skills, left-wing politics, and philosophy in their children - educating them to think critically, training them to be self-reliant, physically fit and athletic, guiding them without technology, demonstrating the beauty of coexisting with nature and celebrating 'Noam Chomsky Day' instead of Christmas. Leslie is hospitalized for bipolar disorder and eventually dies by suicide. Ben learns that Leslie's father Jack plans to hold a traditional funeral and burial, even though Leslie wished to be cremated. They argue over the phone and Jack threatens to have Ben arrested if he attends the funeral. He initially decides not to go and prevents his children from doing so, but then changes his mind, leading his children on a road trip into life outside the wilderness. The family briefly stays at his sister Harper's house. She and her husband try to convince Ben that his children should attend school to receive a traditional education; Ben argues that his children are better educated than Harper's own children. Ben arrives at Leslie's funeral with his children and reads her will, which instructs her family to cremate her and flush her ashes down the toilet. In response, Jack has Ben forcibly removed. Ben's children also start doubting their father and his parenting skills. His son Rellian accuses Ben of failing to treat Leslie's mental health. His son Bodevan accuses his father of failing to equip them for the real world by setting them up for a rude awakening when they grow up and shows him college acceptance letters from Ivy League schools for which Leslie had helped him apply. Rellian wants to live with his grandparents, who want to take custody of them. When Vespyr tries to climb into a window to 'free' Rellian from his grandparents, she falls from the roof and narrowly avoids breaking her neck. Ben, shocked and guilty, allows Jack to take his children. Although they have bonded with their grandparents, the children decide to follow Ben again when he departs. The children honour Leslie's wish and convince Ben to help them, exhuming her corpse, burning it in a self-made pyre and flushing her ashes down an airport toilet. Bodevan then leaves the family to travel through Namibia, while the rest settle on a farm. The final scene is the family around the kitchen table with their father, waiting for the school bus to arrive.
Twins Simon and Jeanne travel to the Middle East following their mother's death to uncover their family's past. Through a series of flashbacks, the movie tells the story of their mother Nawal, who was impregnated by a refugee and faced numerous challenges during the Lebanese Civil War. Nawal joins a radical organization, becomes a prisoner, and gives birth to twins. Upon her death, Nawal's will requests that her children find their father and lost brother. Simon initially refuses, but Jeanne continues the search and eventually uncovers the truth.
In 1897, two cowboys, Print Ritter and his nephew, Tom Harte, take on the job of driving horses for a wealthy rancher. Along the way, they encounter various challenges and confront the harsh realities of the American West.
Chisato is homeless and on the run from debt collectors, when a wealthy man offers to pay off her debt if she marries him for one month. However, Chisato discovers that there are clauses to the contract after he dies, which includes being the mother of his six sons.
Traudl Junge, Hitler's final secretary, recounts the Nazi dictator's last days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII. As Berlin falls to the Soviets, Hitler refuses to evacuate and instead plans his own suicide. The film explores the disintegration of the Nazi regime and the despair of those trapped in the bunker.
Flowers in the Attic follows the story of a family who is forced to live in an attic after the death of their father. As the children struggle to survive in their confinement, they face abuse, starvation, and a mysterious grandmother who harbors dark secrets.
When the mayor of a small Greek island dies, a police officer must uncover his secrets and navigate the chaos that ensues, including a will reading, an inheritance dispute, and a hidden secret hideout.
Three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank, but things go wrong as everything that could go wrong does, turning the robbery into a strange and chaotic ordeal.