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Reminds me of depression era Hollywood. The common theme was how rich people are unhappy, and people living on the edge of broke are living the most fulfilling and happy lives. Frank Capra was the king of movies like that. It Happened One Night (1934), You Can't Take it With You (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). Among so many others. My Man Godfrey (1936).
There's enough that I can name ones just about poor people pretending to be royalty. Midnight (1939), Trouble in Paradise (1932), The Lady Eve (1941), Thirty Day Princess (1934), The Princess Comes Across (1936). And the previously mentioned Frank Capra also made Lady for a Day (1933), and remade it as Pocketful of Miracles (1961). All of those movies are about poor people pretending to be rich, all of them are romantic movies about the rich and poor falling in love with each other.
John Q (2002) is a Denzel Washington movie where he takes an ER hostage until they'll give his son a heart transplant. Feels even more relatable today. Kind of a different angle, not really about rich people.
EDIT: Easy Living (1937) is a great screwball comedy. A rich man throws an expensive fur coat out the window. A poor girl finds it, and suddenly gets treated like she's rich. Strongly recommend.
I stumbled upon a person of knowledge. Thanks dude, great answer for a low effort question. I will check out the movies