Playing Dead

Jean, a forty-year-old struggling, out-of-work actor has hit rock bottom. Although open to any kind of work, he can't get a break. At the unemployment office, his counselor has a rather odd proposal: he can get a job helping the police reconstruct crime scenes, by standing in for the dead victim. Jean's obsession for detail impresses the detectives, allowing him to take a leading role in a sensitive investigation in Megève ski resort, during low season, after a series of murdersPlaying Dead featuring François Damiens and Géraldine Nakache is streaming with subscription on Kanopy, and available for rent or purchase on iTunes. It's a comedy and crime movie with an average IMDb audience rating of 5.9 (899 votes).