A Simple Plan (1998)

R12/11/1998Crime, Drama, Thriller2h 1m
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Sometimes good people do evil things.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Billy Bob Thornton

    Jacob Mitchell

  2. Cast 1

    Bill Paxton

    Hank Mitchell

  3. Cast 1

    Bridget Fonda

    Sarah Mitchell

  4. Cast 1

    Brent Briscoe

    Lou Chambers

  5. Cast 1

    Jack Walsh

    Tom Butler

  6. Cast 1

    Chelcie Ross

    Carl Jenkins

  7. Cast 1

    Becky Ann Baker

    Nancy Chambers

  8. Cast 1

    Gary Cole

    Baxter

  9. Bob Davis

    FBI Agent Renkins

Do you ever feel evil? A Simple Plan is directed by Sam Raimi and adapted to screenplay by Scott Smith from his own novel of the same name. It stars Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, Brent Briscoe, Chelcie Ross and Jack Walsh. Music is by Danny Elfman and cinematography by Alar Kivilo. The snowy wilds of Midwest America, and two brothers and one friend unearth a crashed plane in the snow that hosts one dead pilot and a duffel bag with over $4 million dollars stashed inside. It's moral quandary time. Keep the money as it's probably drug money anyway, tell the police, or sit ...