Just Play Dead

Theatrical - Limited 2026-08-28

Cast Samuel L. Jackson Eva Green
Directed by Martin Campbell

Language: English

Production Company: Head Gear Films, Gemstone film, Highland Film Group

Genres: Thriller

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When wealthy criminal mastermind Jack Wolfe is cornered by the Feds, he plans to fake his own death and claim the $30 million life insurance payout with his “grieving” wife Nora, while framing her surfer lover Chad for his murder. But... See more Nora is cooking up a scheme of her own: kill Jack for real, frame Chad and keep the fortune for herself. As lies unravel, Nora and Jack scramble to outsmart one another, leaving one burning question: who will come out on top in this twisted game of life and death?

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