A Simple Plan
About A Simple Plan
Captivated 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…
Sam Raimi's A Simple Plan is a 1998 crime thriller film. It runs 121 minutes and was released in December 1998.
Its themes are airplane, snow, police officer, and disturbed. It is adapted from a novel.
Billy Bob Thornton appears as Jacob Mitchell, Bill Paxton as Hank Mitchell, Bridget Fonda as Sarah Mitchell, and Brent Briscoe as Lou Chambers. The screenplay is by Scott B. Smith. It comes from BBC, Marubeni, and Mutual Film Company. It streams on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, and Paramount Plus Essential in the United States.
The Silence of the Lambs, Fargo, and 127 Hours make useful companions to A Simple Plan, all filed under neo-noir and minnesota. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 1,162 votes and it carries a R rating.