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A Simple Plan

1998 · Movie · R · 121 min · ★ 7.2 · 86% critics

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After finding a duffel bag stuffed with millions at a remote plane crash, a few small-town men decide to keep it and lie low. What starts as a careful plan quickly unravels as fear of being caught fuels suspicion, greed, and escalating mistakes that strain relationships and pull their quiet lives into chaos.

Based on A Simple Plan

Also known as A Thousand Miles · Simple Plan, A

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Details
Years
1998
Release date
1998-12-11
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
121 min
Critic score
86/100
TMDB rating
7.2/10 (1,077 votes)
About

If you like bleak, snowbound thrillers about ordinary people cracking under pressure, this delivers steady tension and moral fallout; Not for you if you want upbeat stories or highly likable characters, and it may recall The Man Who Wasn't There.

Pros: tense slow-burn suspense; strong moral dilemma; wintry bleak mood | Cons: some foolish choices; pacing can drag; a few implausible turns

Themes

  • friendship
  • sibling relationship
  • airplane
  • based on novel or book
  • money delivery
  • minnesota
  • greed
  • snow
  • bag of money
  • police officer
  • financial transactions
  • neo-noir
  • +1 more

Awards & recognition

  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1999 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1999 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Sam Raimi