Movies and TvShows featuring "rich-uncle" theme.
After the loss of his mother, Chihiro is left alone. With no known family left, he has to find a way to move on. Things aren’t looking good until a chance encounter with the young and handsome Madoka—who turns out to be his wealthy uncle! Madoka offers him his home and all Chihiro has to do is clean up after the messy, irresponsible man. The problem? This job requires a uniform—a maid outfit!
The story of the work revolves around four girls and their mothers waiting for their traveling father throughout the episodes of the series and they have a uncle, a former ministerial candidate with a good financial income. In each episode, the family is exposed to funny situations and exciting adventures within a funny family template.
In Tillie's Punctured Romance, a man cons a millionaire and plans to elope with his love interest. However, things take a hilarious turn when he ends up in jail and a series of mishaps ensue.
After the loss of his loved one, a young boy enters a surreal world where he encounters a mysterious ringing bell. He embarks on a journey to uncover the truth behind the bell and his own dreams. Along the way, he faces challenges and discovers valuable life lessons.
An unemployed man (Kostas Chatzichristos), prone to endless amusements, economically sucks his uncle (Periklis Christoforidis) in order to satisfy his desires. His despair, when his uncle decides to stop the economic benefits, will lead him to sell some furniture of the house. He sells four armchairs and then he learns that in one of them were hidden precious jewels of the aunt. He looks desperately to find and to get them back, but he only discovers three of them, and in these there is no trace of jewelry. To find the fourth and lucky one, whose traces are completely ignored, he accepts partnered with a friend (Takis Christoforidis). He is transformed into an organized, consistent and good working man, and falls in love with his sister's partner (Stella Stratigou) and discovers that the fourth chair was held by his uncle, who set up this whole story to motivate him and make him active.
Over the Brooklyn Bridge is a comedy about a Jewish man who navigates through various challenges in Brooklyn, including dealing with a domineering uncle, a dysfunctional family, a wedding, and the cultural melting pot of the city.
An American Tragedy follows the journey of a young man who becomes entangled in a love triangle while facing poverty. When his actions lead to a murder trial, he must navigate the courtroom and his own guilt. The movie explores themes of social class, forbidden love, and the consequences of one's choices.
In The Rocking Horse Winner, a young boy named Paul discovers that he has a special ability to predict the winners of horse races. However, as he becomes more obsessed with finding the winning horses, he neglects his own well-being and falls deeper into a trance-like state. His mother, who is obsessed with material wealth and financial troubles, encourages Paul's gambling habits in the hopes of improving their financial situation. As Paul becomes more involved in the world of horse racing and gambling, his health deteriorates and he ultimately pays the ultimate price for his gift.
A poisoned aspirin creates headaches for a woman who received the deadly pill from a stranger, then passed it on to her uncle.
A profligate, polo-playing playboy (Henry Fonda) is married to a beautiful but superficial heiress (Mary Brian). They divorce, and the wife gets all the money. But the humbled (and impoverished) Fonda finds true love in the arms of Pat Paterson, who cares nothing for material things.
A group of people visit a weird old man who is a student of the black arts. The man lives in an ancient, cursed castle. Soon people in the group start being killed off.
Bob Allen, a struggling songwriter poses as a millionaire cowboy to win Broadway star Babs Lee.
For too long, a nephew has been lying to his rich uncle about his marital status, to get his monthly cheques. But, when he pays a sudden visit, only a young architect can save him. Will she be able to pass herself off as his loving wife?
Jenny Jenny is a comedy romance film set in 1960s Greece. The plot revolves around a rich uncle's plan to arrange a marriage for his nephew, leading to a series of hilarious situations and a fake wedding. The story captures the sun, sea, love, and ambition of the characters, as political campaigns and political parties add a touch of complexity to the plot.
Three comrades graduate from Viriginia Military Institute. Bing has a chance to return to VMI as a football coach.
Thelma and Patsy follow a map looking for treasure.
Following the death of her uncle, Elisabeth returns to her family's castle for the reading of his will. She is informed of legends about the castle's ghost and experiences erotically charged nightmares, before being kidnapped by a hooded figure and tortured in the dungeon. Meanwhile, her boyfriend Jack suspects a plot to gain Elisabeth's inheritance and begins his own investigation...
Charley and Thelma are millionaires, each trying to elude suitors who are trying to marry them for their money. Charlie gets word that a rich uncle has died, leaving him millions. Attorneys advise him to repair to a resort and avoid gold diggers. Once there, word spreads among the single women, and several try to ensnare him. At first he's gullible, then he cottons on, so when Thelma, a wealthy young woman, mistakes him for a fortune hunter, he dismisses her as well. A manager's error puts Charlie and Thelma in the same suite, and both think the other is prospecting. A dressing gown, radio, bare feet, pistol, keyhole, fountain pen, bedcovers, and a suspicious hotel detective join the mix-up. But wait, was the inheritance a mistake?
Fred, the wealthy owner of apple groves, has sent his nephew to college, but the only job that his nephew has after graduating is the job of not working. Bill is a dreamer, a talker and a golf player and he has a lot of ideas, but still lives off Fred. When Hazel gets engaged to Doc Jenkins, it takes a while, but Bill talks her into marrying him instead. The only problem is that now, he needs to find a job.
Köşeyi Dönen Adam is a comedy-drama movie from 1978. The story revolves around a man who suddenly becomes rich after inheriting a large diamond from his uncle. As he climbs up the social ladder, he starts acting hypocritically and forgetting his old friends. However, a strike and a trade union leader challenge his newfound wealth and force him to confront his own hypocrisy.