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A Simple Plan
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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   27,634 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Scott B. Smith (novel)
Scott B. Smith (screenplay)
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Release Date:
11 December 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Sometimes good people do evil things. more
Plot:
Two brothers and a friend find $4 million in the cockpit of a downed plane. The pilot is dead. No one is looking for the money. To keep it, all they have to do is wait. IT ALL SOUNDED SO SIMPLE... full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 14 nominations more
User Comments:
Highly Underrated !!! Guys wake up and Please see this movie and Vote , deserves a Place in IMDb Top 250 more (396 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bill Paxton ... Hank

Bridget Fonda ... Sarah

Billy Bob Thornton ... Jacob

Brent Briscoe ... Lou
Jack Walsh ... Tom Butler

Chelcie Ross ... Carl
Becky Ann Baker ... Nancy Chambers

Gary Cole ... Baxter
Bob Davis ... FBI Agent Renkins

Peter Syvertsen ... FBI Agent Freemont

Tom Carey ... Dwight Stephanson
John Paxton ... Mr. Schmitt
Marie Mathay ... News Reporter
Paul Magers ... Anchorman
Joan Steffand ... Anchorwoman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Thousand Miles (USA) (working title)
Ein einfacher Plan (Germany)
Un plan simple (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
Runtime:
121 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
This was the last film to be produced by the now defunct, short lived independent production company, Savoy Pictures. Originally in 1996, Savoy Pictures filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, however "A Simple Plan" which was originally to be produced solely by Savoy was forced to negotiate co-production deals with other motion picture studios, one being Paramount which picked up the film for a co-production and distribution. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Directly after a shot of the full moon, when Hank is lying in bed, the scrape on his forehead moves from above the right eye to above the left eye. more
Quotes:
Jacob Mitchell: Do you ever feel evil? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Deliver Me more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Highly Underrated !!! Guys wake up and Please see this movie and Vote , deserves a Place in IMDb Top 250, 7 September 2009
10/10
Author: Asad Khan from India

A simple plan,you may compare it with shawshank redemption and believe me Frank darabont won't mind it.Because this ain't a suspense thriller but with all the things open in the story you will love it.Sometime you will be so involved in the movie that you want to give some advice to the Bill Paxton ,and yes you must not forget about the Academy award nominee performance by the Billy Bob Thornton,the real innocence you can see in him.I don't know what else people were expecting from this movie????? i am curious to know this ! and also i would love to see this movie in IMDb top 250 , I am a movie buff and guys as Baz Luhrmann asked people to trust him on sunscreen i am asking you to trust me on " A simple plan " it worths a rent of 100 $ ,i believe is one of the best of movie that i had ever seen,Best Screenplay , Superb story , Good performances,As a whole i will rate it as 10/10 .

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