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Just Play Dead
Just Play Dead
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2026
1h 37m
6.6(32 votes)
Thriller
Crime

Overview

A criminal mastermind plans to fake his death for insurance money while framing his wife's lover. His wife plots to kill him for real and take it all. Both race to outmanoeuvre each other in a deadly battle of wits.

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Highland Film Group

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