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A Simple Plan is a 1998 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Sam Raimi and written by Scott B. Smith, based on Smith's 1993 novel of the same name. The film stars Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, and Bridget Fonda. Set in rural Minnesota, the story follows brothers Hank (Paxton) and Jacob Mitchell (Thornton), who, along with Jacob ...
- $16.3 million
- Danny Elfman
- $17 million
Jan 22, 1999 · Three friends find a plane crash with a bag of money and decide to keep it secret, but soon face dangerous consequences. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1998 film.
- (74K)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Sam Raimi
- 1999-01-22
A riveting crime thriller full of emotional tension. While in the woods near their small town, upstanding local Hank Mitchell (Bill Paxton), his dim brother Jacob (Billy Bob Thornton) and their ...
- (1.2K)
- Sam Raimi
- R
- Bill Paxton
Dec 11, 1998 · A Simple Plan is a film about three men who find $4 million in a crashed plane and face the consequences of their greed and guilt. Roger Ebert praises the performances, the direction and the moral implications of this suspenseful and tragic story.
Synopsis. Hank Mitchell is an ordinary guy who works at a small town feed store. His wife Sarah is expecting, and life is good. One day, Hank goes out with his brother Jacob, a simple loser, and Jacob's friend Lou, the town drunk.
Jan 2, 2019 · Roger Ebert praises "A Simple Plan" as Raimi's most subtle, unstyled movie to date, a slow-burning crime drama that explores the consequences of finding more than $4 million in an airplane crash. He praises the performances of Paxton, Thornton and Briscoe, and the screenplay by Scott B. Smith. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay.
Dec 11, 1998 · Two brothers and a friend find $4 million in a crashed plane and face moral dilemmas and deadly consequences. Watch the trailer, read the reviews and see the cast and crew of this dark drama directed by Sam Raimi.
