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7.2Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain the money while avoiding detection opens a Pandora's box when the fear of getting caught triggers panicked behavior and leads to virulent consequences.
Released: 1998-12-11121 minDir: Sam RaimiCrime, Drama, ThrillerBudget: $17.0MBox office: $16.3M
Cast
- Billy Bob Thornton as Jacob Mitchell
- Bill Paxton as Hank Mitchell
- Bridget Fonda as Sarah Mitchell
- Brent Briscoe as Lou Chambers
- Jack Walsh as Tom Butler
- Chelcie Ross as Carl Jenkins
Themes
- friendship
- sibling relationship
- airplane
- based on novel or book
- money delivery
- minnesota
- greed
- snow
- bag of money
- police officer
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
80,865 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
81/100
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 16 wins & 24 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 121
- FilmAffinity ID
- 316181
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- publication date
- 1999-02-25
- title
- A Simple Plan
- review score
- 81/100
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