Movies and TvShows featuring "pretending-to-sleep" theme.

In post-Civil War Spain, a young girl named Ana explores her vivid imagination to escape the harsh reality of her surroundings. She becomes fascinated with the movie 'The Spirit of the Beehive' and its mysterious character, Frankenstein. As the lines between fantasy and reality blur, Ana embarks on a journey of self-discovery and understanding.

Janky Promoters follows two concert promoters who get the chance to book a top-tier rap artist. Hoping to make it big, they face a series of challenges and mishaps as they navigate the chaotic world of the music industry.

The Strange One (1957) follows the protagonist as he navigates through power dynamics, hazing rituals, and abuse at a military school in the American South. It explores themes of sadism, fear, and the complexities of relationships, including a male-male relationship. The story unfolds through the perspective of a sociopathic villain, shedding light on the dark side of human nature. Based on the novel of the same name.

John Wayne plays an injured gunslinger who is taken in by a Quaker family. As he is nursed back to health by the family's daughter, he begins to question his violent lifestyle and the code of the Old West. When his past catches up with him, he must decide whether to return to a life of crime or embrace the love and pacifism of the Quakers.

In this animated short film, a tortoise and a hare compete in a foot race. Despite the hare's initial lead due to its super speed, the tortoise wins the race by taking a slow and steady approach. The story teaches the moral lesson that consistency and determination can overcome speed and arrogance.

Fists in the Pocket (1965) is a dark satire that revolves around a dysfunctional family. The story explores themes of alienation, Catholicism, and matricide. It follows a mentally challenged young man who contemplates suicide and plans to murder his mother. As the plot unfolds, the family dynamics become more twisted, leading to tragic consequences. The movie delves into the characters' psychological struggles and showcases their unconventional behaviors.

Captain Kronos, a swashbuckling vampire hunter, seeks revenge against a group of female vampires who are terrorizing a British village. Along with his hunchbacked assistant, he unravels a mystery involving immortality, eternal youth, and the secrets of the undead. As he fights to save the village, he discovers the truth behind the vampire curse and the importance of his mission.

Bright Road tells the story of a dedicated teacher in Alabama who works tirelessly to inspire and educate her students. Through her efforts, she helps them overcome their struggles and achieve their dreams. Along the way, she faces challenges and learns valuable lessons about life, love, and the power of education.

In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of hikers sets off on a quest through a vast desert in search of a hidden treasure that holds the key to survival. Along their journey, they encounter a malfunctioning female robot who joins them, adding a new dynamic to their group dynamics and a twist to their mission. As they face various challenges and dangers, they must confront their own fears and desires, ultimately discovering that everything they truly need may be closer than they think.

Struggling actor, Reagan Pearce, is kidnapped by two criminals who are desperate for money. Forced to participate in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, Reagan must use his acting skills to stay alive and outsmart his captors.

When Shanghai Joe, a skilled martial artist, arrives in the Wild West, he finds himself caught in the middle of a battle between a powerful rancher and a gang of outlaws. With his deadly fighting skills, Shanghai Joe fights to protect the innocent and seek justice.

In 'Brats', two mischievous young boys wreak havoc on their home while their parents are out. They play with toys, break things, and cause general chaos. The film is a comedic and family-friendly short from 1930.

Betty is a neglected and unhappy wife who finds solace in alcoholism. As fragments of her troubled past resurface, she navigates through a dysfunctional marriage, estranged mother-daughter relationship, and promiscuous past. This nonlinear narrative explores themes of memory, identity, and the consequences of choices.

In this thrilling adventure film, a young boy named Feluda teams up with his friends to unravel the mystery of a golden fortress. Along the way, they encounter snakes and ladders, newspaper clippings, ruins, a peacock, and a scorpion. They also navigate through a series of challenges such as a magic trick, hypnotism, and an impostor, all while facing kidnappings and a bandaged-faced villain. Will they be able to solve the puzzle and uncover the ancient city's secrets?

During summertime, Nahuel moves to his friends to spend vacation time together. Between drinks, weed and foolish games, sexual tension starts to raise, but none of them dares to take the first step.

Roberte, 40, resistant during the war, Calvinist and anticlerical, is deputy to the chamber and inspector of Censorship. She married Octave, an old Catholic aesthete, professor of canon law, whom she saves from impeachment for collaboration during the war. He submits his wife to a perverse custom: the laws of hospitality or prostitution of the wife by the husband.

While Eva Magnus and her daughter, Jenny, are taking a walk, they discover a dead body floating along the riverside. Eva runs to the nearest phone booth and pretends to call the police. Then she leaves the body for someone else to find. Why? Konrad Sejer, the police officer investigating the case, links it to another unsolved murder of a woman killed in her bed. A woman that used to be a childhood friend of Eva Magnus.

In Segovia at the beginning of the thirties the hoarder widower and Marcos must be prudent but has relations with the sterile prostitute Mercedes every week.

The story of 1947, when Bender's band, after a beating of the Nazis, tried to fight their way through Czechoslovakia to Austria. They come out of the forest to occupy the family's rural estate, kidnap doctors to help heal one of their wounded.

A story of a very ordinary man who just happens to be necrophile. (He is also like to eat cockroaches.) Problems begins when his pretty orphan cousin came to live with him...