movies where they pretend to be a couple

Quincy Bolton is betrayed by her husband and best friend, who conspire against her. On her way to a business meeting, she's given water laced with sleeping pills by her best friend. After falling unconscious, they dump her in a flood-prone area, where she's swept away by a mudslide. Her husband, Chuck Willis, and best friend, Claire Lloyd, plan to take over her company and even threaten her parents. Just when they think they've won, Quincy makes a dramatic return and turns the tables on them.

The story primarily revolves around the main female protagonist Caitlyn May and the male lead Louis Montgomery. Caitlyn’s parents were killed when she was six years old, leaving her to grow up in an orphanage. Later, due to the connection between her parents’ death and the Montgomery family, she marries Louis Montgomery, the second son of the Montgomery family. After their marriage, the couple faces numerous misunderstandings and obstacles. Initially, they both mistakenly believe that the other has a crush on their first love. However, as the plot develops, these misunderstandings gradually unravel. Louis begins to actively pursue his wife, and ultimately, the two come together.

In her past life, Ilora Thurman made the mistake of marrying Arvid Sheffield, who ultimately caused her death. Reborn, she chooses Emrys Goddard and sets her sights on revenge against Arvid and his mistress, Zira Cruz. Although Emrys was once hurt by Ilora, she works hard to win him over, and their relationship begins to blossom. Arvid and his cousin, Althea Solis, conspire to ruin her, but Ilora outsmarts them. At the wedding, she publicly rejects Arvid and reveals his treachery, leaving Althea to face her own downfall. Ilora then joins the Goddard Group, where she earns respect and dismantles Zira's schemes. In the end, her true lineage is revealed, and she and Emrys finally find happiness, while Arvid and Zira face their deserved retribution.

Sarah Young had a crush on Zain Xavier for seven years. Unexpectedly, she became his wife, and everyone laughed at her for going from rags to riches. However, she ignored them and only cared that Zain was finally hers. When they got married, she didn't care if he didn't love her now. She was confident he would fall in love with her in the end. However, it soon became boring as Zain was never interested. Sarah felt that she was rich, pretty, and had amazing curves. Why should she waste her time on a cold robot like Zain? Immediately after coming to her senses, she slammed the divorce papers before Zain. After that, they would both go on different paths. Zain could hit the high road while she had fun with young, handsome men. After the divorce, Zain often found his ex-wife's scandals on the trending list. Last night she was captured having dinner with the new rich in xx tech company, and today she was building a new "love nest" with a handsome internet celebrity??? Zain threw his phone away and cursed, "Fuck with this love nest! That's my woman!" To that, Sarah, who was enjoying life, replied, "Sir, who are you?" 

Five years ago, Malcolm Murphy was the target of an assassination attempt. Just when things seemed hopeless, Stacy Wade showed up and saved him, but in doing so, she injured her arm, leaving her with lasting consequences. Five years later, the two cross paths again by chance. During a heated argument, they accidentally hurt Stacy's arm, which leads Malcolm to suspect that she might be the one who saved him all those years ago. He orders an investigation into her past. As they go back and forth, a series of funny and sweet moments unfold, and eventually, they recognize each other.

Lottie Garner faces a forced marriage to the Ford family's son, an overweight playboy with STDs, to pave the way for her stepsister Nikki Garner's marriage alliance with the Weber family, the wealthiest in the capital. To escape this fate and exact revenge on Nikki and her mother, Lottie decides to seduce Nikki's fiance, Zaxton Weber. They begin a clandestine affair. At Nikki's engagement celebration, Lottie arrives exquisitely dressed, her striking figure capturing everyone's attention, including Zaxton's. The pair share an intimate moment in the stairwell during the party. Meanwhile, an increasingly anxious Nikki searches for them, heading toward the stairwell where a dramatic confrontation is about to unfold.

To save her father's life, Alicia Bennett is forced into a dangerous game of deception, swapping places with Sabrina Knight to "pretend" to be intimate with Sabrina's powerful husband, Ethan Clark. What begins as a desperate bargain to secure money for surgery soon spirals into a deadly web of secrets and manipulation, with Alicia trapped as a pawn in the ruthless Knight family's control. By day, she's Ethan's dutiful assistant; by night, she's a "stranger" in his bed, caught in a whirlwind of passion, power, and betrayal. As their complex, forbidden connection deepens, Alicia is drawn into a world where nothing is as it seems—until the shocking truth is finally exposed… Will Alicia escape the tangled web she's been caught in, or will the Knight family's plans destroy everything she's fought for?

Faye discovers that her fiancé is having an affair with the wife of secret billionaire Arvin Sterling, so she takes revenge on him by getting intimate with Arvin. However, it turns out to be Arvin’s scheme to lure Faye in his seduction game......

Lucas Fuller was obsessively in love with Vivian Ashford, daughter of his family's driver, pursuing her from college and finally getting married. However, Vivian's heart belonged to Alfie Collier, and together they conspired to kill Lucas by exploiting his diabetes, tempting him with food until he died. In his final moments, Lucas witnessed a heartfelt confession from Isabel Harlow, who had also once struggled with obesity. Upon being reborn, Lucas returns to Alfie's birthday celebration where he sees Vivian attempting the same manipulative tactics, using him as an ATM. This time, Lucas changes his fate by exposing Vivian’s deception and publicly professing his love to Isabel, despite facing ridicule. Lucas and Isabel make a pact to win a modeling competition to humiliate Vivian and Alfie.

Fred Wood, a retired general, takes a job as a construction site security guard while searching for Mona's real mother. When Mona uncovers a group of thieves on the site, she inadvertently wakes Fred, who scolds her in return. During a routine inspection, Mona realizes that Sally Jepsen is her mother, though Fred remains skeptical. Meanwhile, Paul Jepsen pressures Sally into marrying Tate Ward to benefit her ailing grandfather. A mix-up leads them to believe Fred and Mona are Sally's husband and daughter from seven years ago. After chasing off the intruders, Mona insists on following Sally when she tries to leave. Fred reluctantly agrees and later helps save Hugh Jepsen's life. To escape a forced marriage, Sally offers Fred a large sum to pretend to be her husband. At the banquet, Fred steps in when Paul bullies Mona, saving her from further harm in a fit of rage.

After a year of marriage, Noemi Delaney begins an internship at Pearlina Group, where her husband, Thorin Wheeler, serves as CEO. Thorin announces her internship at the company and instructs his staff to take good care of her. However, due to a misunderstanding, colleagues mistakenly believe that Cheryl Dulaney is the CEO's wife. Taking advantage of this mix-up, Cheryl claims the title and relentlessly bullies Noemi, with the management and other staff following suit to appease her. Eventually, Cheryl's deceit is uncovered, resulting in her and the complicit management being blacklisted in the entire design industry. Meanwhile, Noemi struggles to win over Thorin's mother, who initially disapproves of her. After enduring many trials, Thorin's mother eventually accepts Noemi, allowing her and Thorin to live a peaceful and happy life together.

After losing her parents, orphaned Clover is mistreated by her cruel relatives. Thankfully, compassionate couple George Davis and Debra Williams take her in after finding her grieving by her father’s grave. Determined to help her succeed, George and Debra make tremendous sacrifices to support Clover’s education. Their efforts pay off when Clover, now a renowned scientist, invents a revolutionary superchip. When Clover returns to her hometown as a successful professional, she is shocked to find her adoptive parents being abused by their biological son, Noah Davis. Driven by anger, she takes action against Noah. Despite her intervention, George and Debra continue to support Noah secretly, only to face his harsh betrayal and heartbreaking ingratitude in return.

Tansy West, the eldest daughter of the West family, escapes her political engagement to Edric Byrd, the eldest son of the Byrd family, by running away during the engagement party and disguising herself as a man. In her escape, Tansy accidentally becomes Edric's bodyguard. As they spend time together, they develop feelings for each other. However, Edric, originally biased against his fiancee, mistakenly believes he has fallen for his male bodyguard, causing much humorous confusion. Tansy helps Edric deal with his malicious stepmother and his scheming younger brother. She attends a gathering in her female guise, where her brother and parents recognize her. To ensure the couple's marriage proceeds smoothly, both sets of parents knock them out and send them to the wedding venue. The male lead's younger brother is captivated by Tansy's beauty and wishes to marry her himself. During another escape attempt, Tansy and Edric discover each other's true identities. Edric begins to acknowledge his feelings for Tansy, and they confess their love for each other. With her help, Edric successfully defeats his father, regains control of the Byrd Group that rightfully belongs to his mother, and lives happily ever after with Tansy.

Meredith Stewart marries Charlie Ewing for love, but when their son gets cancer, Charlie steals the money she raised for treatment. After saving her son, she’s kicked out of the family. When she regains her status and attends her son’s school celebration, both her son and husband humiliate her. After divorcing, she teams up with Riley Hansen to exact revenge, ensuring father and son receive their due punishment. Eventually, she marries Riley, forming a power couple and reaching the peak of her life.

Chloe Aghion, the eldest daughter of the Aghions, was abandoned in the countryside as a child. At the age of five, she saved the severely injured Daren Night, and they promised to marry each other. Twenty years later, Chloe, in search of a medical manual and Daren, agreed to marry into the Hyatts on behalf of her stepsister in Azure. However, Jordan Hyatt is actually Daren Night, the heir to the Night family. At the age of seven, he was persecuted by his second uncle and had to grow up under the alias Jordan Hyatt. Arranged by the matriarch of the Hyatt family, he married Chloe but treated her coldly due to his lingering feelings for his childhood savior. Unbeknownst to each other, they both still longed for their childhood crush, who was actually the other person. Thus begins their daily life as a bickering couple, filled with love and hate.

They were once an enviable couple of geniuses. She discovered she was terminally ill and, urged by a "friend," decided to break up with her lover. Three years later, at a company party, she encountered the person she loved. Unfortunately, he misunderstood her words from three years ago, leading to various misunderstandings. Moreover, her time was running out...

Luis Earl and his three siblings were born into a poor rural family, where despite their humble existence, they found happiness together. However, tragedy struck when their parents drowned unexpectedly, leaving the already struggling family shattered. At just 10 years old, Luis found himself unable to care for his younger siblings alone. In desperation to ensure their safety, he endured great pain and begged others to take them in, a decision that would separate them for 20 years. Over the next two decades, Luis lost contact with his siblings due to life's changes. Consumed by guilt, regret, and remorse, he blamed himself for their separation and dedicated 20 years to finding them again. Their paths converged once more when Luis's younger sister, Anna, returned as the chairperson of the Earl Group.

Tina and James unexpectedly rushed into a flash marriage. After the wedding, Tina worked as a cleaner at Spenser Group, and the couple decided to keep their marriage a secret. At the company, Tina faced discrimination from some colleagues because of her rural background. At the same time, Luna, jealous of Tina's connection with James, repeatedly sabotaged her. However, Tina earned her colleagues' respect through her talent. Over time, Luna continually tried to frame Tina, but James remained her loyal protector. Eventually, Luna's schemes were exposed, and James publicly declared his love for Tina.