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A Simple Plan is a 1998 crime drama film directed by Sam Raimi and written by Scott Smith, who also authored the source novel. The cast includes Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, and Gary Cole. Produced by James Jacks and Mark Gordon, the movie was released by Paramount Pictures and Savoy Pictures. It was distributed by Netflix and is available on video on demand. The narrative is set in Minnesota and explores themes of friendship and sibling relationships.
The film has a runtime of 121 minutes and was rated R. It originated in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Japan, with Germany also listed as a country of origin. The budget was 17,000,000, and the revenue reached 16,316,273. The score was composed by Danny Elfman. The production companies included Mutual Film Corporation, BBC, and Marubeni.
Critical reception included a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and another for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. It received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films award. Review scores include 8.3/10, 91%, and 81/100. The IMDb rating is 7.5 from 80,865 votes, with a Metascore of 81. The tagline is "Sometimes good people do evil things."
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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.
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
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- neo-noir
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Sam Raimi
- Screenwriter
- Scott Smith
- Cast member
- Chelcie Ross
- Composer
- Danny Elfman
- Producer
- Mark Gordon
- Production company
- Q3381138
- Narrative location
- Minnesota
- Duration
- 121
- FilmAffinity ID
- 316181
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1999-02-25
- title
- A Simple Plan
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- distributed by
- Netflix
- executive producer
- Gary Levinsohn
- after a work by
- Scott Smith
- review score
- 81/100
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