Just Play Dead

Just Play Dead (2026)



5.7 2026 97 min —

Director: Martin Campbell

Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Green, María Pedraza, Eoin Macken, Jason Fernández

Thriller
A high-rolling crime boss, Jack Wolfe, finds the feds closing in. His escape plan? A staged death, a $30 million insurance windfall, and a grieving widow—his wife, Nora—to play the part. The fall guy is Chad, Nora’s surf-obsessed secret lover, who’s about to be framed for a murder he didn’t commit. But Nora has a deadly twist of her own: a real murder, a perfect frame, and an entire fortune with her name on it. As their web of deceit starts to fray, it becomes a high-stakes duel of wits between husband and wife, where trust is a weapon and betrayal is the only currency. The ultimate prize? Survival. The only question left is who will be left standing when the final lie is told.

More About This Film

Just Play Dead is a darkly comic British crime thriller about retired criminal mastermind Jack Wolfe, who attempts to arrange an elaborate insurance scam from his Caribbean hideaway. His wife Nora, played by Eva Green, has plans of her own, setting off a chain of betrayals involving lovers, criminals and an increasingly complicated web of deception.

Martin Campbell directs the film with a deliberately twisty structure that mixes crime-movie conventions, black comedy and shifting loyalties. Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Green lead the ensemble, while Jason Fernández and Eoin Macken add further complications to the story's tangled network of relationships.

  • Directed by Martin Campbell.
  • Written by Dan Gordon.
  • Stars Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Green.
  • Produced by Head Gear Films and Highland Film Group.
  • The film received a U.S. theatrical release in August 2026 and a digital rollout later that year.

Where to Watch

Just Play Dead is moving into digital distribution, with availability differing between territories and storefronts.