Just Play Dead(2026)

Name: Just Play Dead
Director: Martin Campbell
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: Aug 28, 2026
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Green, Eoin Macken, María Pedraza

Vertical Entertainment

R
Rated R for language, rape, some violent content, sexual content and drug use.
- Crime
- Thriller

Release Date: Aug 28, 2026

A criminal 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 outmaneuver each other in a deadly battle of wits.

Release Details

Original Release | Aug 28, 2026 | Limited

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Director & Top Cast

Martin Campbell
Director

Samuel L. Jackson
Jack Wolfe

Eva Green
Nora Wolfe

Eoin Macken
Dani

María Pedraza
Bianca

Other Details

Country of Origin: United Kingdom, Spain, Bulgaria

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

Wealthy criminal mastermind Jack Wolfe is cornered by the Feds, but you can't arrest a dead man. His plan? Fake his death, claim a $30 million insurance payout with his grieving wife Nora (Eva Green), and frame her surfer lover Chad. But Nora, suffocated by Jack's ruthless control, has her own scheme: kill Jack for real, frame Chad, and keep the fortune for herself. Jack, always a step ahead, sets a deadly trap, turning the unsuspecting lovers against each other. As lies unravel and evidence goes up in flames, Nora and Chad scramble to overcome him, and the stakes erupt in an explosive yacht showdown, leaving one burning question: who will outwit, outlast, and outplay in this twisted game of life and death? — jakkepoes