Movies and TvShows featuring "pretending-to-be-a-widow" theme.

The Invisibles is a gripping documentary that tells the true story of a group of Jews in Nazi-occupied Berlin who managed to survive by going into hiding. Through interviews and reenactments, the film portrays the courage and resilience of these individuals as they faced constant danger and sought to outwit the Nazis. It sheds light on the various strategies they employed to evade capture, including pretending to be widows, seeking refuge with sympathetic Germans, and even joining resistance groups. The film also explores the emotional toll of living in constant fear and the challenges of rebuilding their lives after the war.

In 'The Running Man,' a man pretending to be dead assumes a new identity to escape an insurance scam. However, his plan goes wrong as he gets entangled in a web of deception and suspicion. With his family relationships at stake, he must navigate through a dual identity and unravel the truth.

Possessed (1931) tells the story of Marian, a factory worker who becomes involved with a wealthy lawyer, Mark. Their cross-cultural relationship faces challenges as Mark runs for governor, and Marian must make sacrifices to protect him. The film explores themes of ambition, social class, and love in 1930s New York City.

A story of family, of dreams deferred, and of a final chance at redemption. Frustrated with his waning baseball career, David returns to his hometown and becomes obsessed with a local lovely, reaching out to her troubled son. When David is rejected, the townsfolk gossip about his relationship with the boy.

A wild-west trader and his New York wife head out for the California by wagon train. The trader is killed enroute, and his wife finds herself with child. She continues on hoping to find a man and a home.

When the story begins, Andy's wife has convinced him to join her in a ruse. It seems that a man is looking for widows to invest in his company...which SHOULD have alerted her that the guy was up to no good. But instead, she convinces her husband to pretend to be the butler and help her entertain the guy.