faking illness

6 movies and shows

Painkili

Fri, 14 Feb 2025

Tale of Suku, who fakes insanity to escape the law. While faking insanity, he falls in love.

Nothing Sacred

Thu, 25 Nov 1937

When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.

Homer Flagg (Lewis) is a railroad worker in the small town of Desert Hole, New Mexico. One day he finds an abandoned automobile at an old atomic proving ground. His doctor and best friend, Steve Harris (Martin), diagnoses him with radiation poisoning and gives Homer three weeks to live. A reporter for a New York newspaper, hears of Homer's plight and convinces her editor, to provide an all-expenses paid trip to New York.

Willy the Sparrow

Thu, 30 Mar 1989

Vili fakes illness so he doesn't have to take a math test. Instead, he starts shooting at sparrows from the window with an air rifle. The kindly old lady who feeds the birds turns out to be a real-life fairy who tries to turn Vili into a good boy.

Sala's Car

Sat, 01 Jan 2011

Sala wants to buy a car, but because he has no money, he has to find other ways. This leads him into unconventional ways.

The Love Patient

Fri, 06 May 2011

A handsome and self-centered ad executive pretends he has life-threatening cancer to win back the love of his ex.