Movies and TvShows featuring "sham-marriage" theme.

Ned and Stacey is a comedy TV show about a marriage of convenience between Ned and Stacey, an advertising executive and a couple who agree to marry for their own individual reasons.

Chuck and Larry, two straight Brooklyn firefighters, pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits. They face challenges and backlash but ultimately defend their fake marriage in court, with the support of their fellow firefighters.

The Playboy Club is a drama TV show set in 1960s Chicago, Illinois, at a Playboy Club. It revolves around the lives of the Playboy Bunnies and the district attorney who investigates organized crime.

I Married Dora is an American sitcom that appeared on the ABC television network. It premiered on September 22, 1987, and its final first-run episode aired on December 18, 1987. The series was created by Michael J. Leeson, who was one of the creators of the long running TV series The Cosby Show.

Muriel, a socially awkward young woman, dreams of getting married and leaving behind her boring life in a small Australian town. With her best friend Rhonda by her side, Muriel embarks on a series of misadventures, including a fake marriage and spying on a couple having sex. Ultimately, she learns the importance of self-empowerment and true friendship.

Ye-jin dislikes seeing her unemployed husband, Tae-seok, being belittled by his parents, so she plans to sell the house her parents gave them to help support Tae-seok's business. Additionally, to reduce their taxes, the couple fakes a divorce, and to avoid suspicion, Ye-jin suggests that Tae-seok enter into a sham marriage with a beautiful undocumented immigrant named Seo-yool. However, as the disguised couple grows closer, Seo-yool has fallen in love with Tae-seok and begins to believe that she could be truly happy if only Ye-jin were out of the picture.

Scandals and pratfalls abound in this satirical and sexy look at the silent movie era, photographed with a hand-cranked camera and scored with music of the roaring twenties, this silent film strings together the lives of the most famous and infamous stars of the 1920s, including Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson, Clara Bow, Lupe Vélez, Fatty Arbuckle, and William Desmond Taylor.

Antonina Miliukova, an aristocratic woman in 19th century Russia, becomes obsessed with marrying the famous composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Despite his attempts to end the marriage, she endures the humiliation and madness in order to stay with him.

My Worst Nightmare tells the story of a working-class man who falls for a snobbish woman, leading to an unexpected and hilarious relationship. Set in Paris, the film explores themes of class differences, love, and personal growth within the context of a modern art exhibition and a car wash.

A Countess from Hong Kong is a comedy and romance film set in the 1960s. The story follows a countess who disguises herself as a refugee and stows away on a luxury liner. She is discovered by a Russian diplomat who helps her avoid being deported. As the two spend more time together, they begin to fall in love, leading to a sham marriage and a series of hilarious and romantic misadventures onboard the ship.

Shardul Thakur and Suman Singh agree to a marriage of convenience to escape family pressure. However, their plan backfires when Suman's girlfriend joins them, causing chaos in their lives.

Sung-seok and Hae-joo, who have been under pressure of marriage, devise a scheme at their first meet; a fake wedding. They reach an agreement under the desire of not only being free from their parents’ meddling but carrying their secret future plan. Sung-seok plans to run away with his lover who has a kid and Hae-joo plans to start her new career abroad after their planned marriage. However, their families get too much excited about this news more than their expectation and their near-flawless plan starts to become a mess.

Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who relocates to New York City after his wife moves with their children. He encounters various challenges, including dealing with his ex-wife's new relationship, navigating Chinatown as an immigrant, and exploring new romantic opportunities.

A man in New York City, who is in need of a green card, enters into a fake marriage with a woman. As they try to convince immigration officials that their marriage is legitimate, they begin to develop real feelings for each other.

Ad man Stephen Dexter asks his secretary Kendall to marry him as a loophole in order to protect his finances during an important business deal. Once the deal is completed, he asks Kendall for a divorce and is dismayed when she refuses.

Straight Jacket is a comedy set in 1950s Hollywood, following the story of a gay man who tries to hide his true identity and maintain a sham marriage. The movie explores themes of masculinity, homosexuality, and the challenges of living in a time when being gay was heavily stigmatized. With a touch of romance and plenty of laughs, Straight Jacket takes viewers on a wild ride through the glamorous and scandalous world of Hollywood.

Jimmy the Gent is a comedy crime movie released in 1934. The movie revolves around a con man named Jimmy who helps a millionaire find his missing heir. Along the way, Jimmy encounters various obstacles and uses his wit and charm to navigate through the world of fraud and deception.

A sexy comedy with a message that shatters geographic and gender barriers for true love. The story revolves around a musical band called "The Rainbows": a quartet, like the Beatles, but composed of an African, an Indian, a Caucasian and a Chinese player.

A Russian duke who's fallen on hard times tries to recover a stash of jewels hidden inside an armchair, but the chair gets sold at auction to a millionairess and he's forced to marry her in order to retrieve the treasure.

Welcome to Norway! is a comedic and dramatic film that follows a man named Primus who becomes a border control officer in Norway. He decides to open a hotel that serves as a refugee center and partners with a woman named Sophia to organize a sham marriage. Through this experience, Primus learns about cultural differences, racism, and the complexities of the refugee crisis.