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A Simple Plan

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Original title

A Simple Plan

Year

1998

Running time

121 min.

Country

United States

Director

Sam Raimi

Screenwriter

Scott B. Smith. Novel: Scott B. Smith

Cast

Music

Danny Elfman

Cinematography

Alar Kivilo

Producer

Paramount Pictures, Mutual Film Company, Savoy Pictures

Genre

Thriller. Mystery | Crime. Small Town Life (North-american)

Synopsis

Two brothers, one a mild-mannered hardware store manager, the other an unemployed slob and a friend stumble onto $4.4 million cash in stolen money. The new-found booty leads Hank, the store manager (with help from his cunning wife), to great lengths to keep the money a secret from local authorities. The three men begin to doubt each other's trust, which leads to shocking results of lies and deceit.

Awards: 1998: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Best Screenplay, Supporting Actor (Billy Bob Thornton)

1998: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Supporting Actor (Billy Bob Thornton)

1998: National Board of Review: Best Screenplay

1998: 2 Critics' Choice Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Thornton) & Screenplay Adaptation

1998: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay

1998: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominado Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Thornton)

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Critics' reviews

"'A Simple Plan' is one of the year's best films for a lot of reasons, including its ability to involve the audience almost breathlessly in a story of mounting tragedy (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Lean, elegant, and emotionally complex"

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"Raimi’s core audience will be disappointed in pic’s brooding tone and relative reserve, while others will be shocked by helmer’s signature mix of mirth and mayhem"

Glenn Lovell: Variety
"A piece that is severe and disciplined in its evocation of the cold terrors of fate."

Stephen Hunter: The Washington Post
"Sam Raimi has made an A-movie with the soul of a B-movie classic"

Manohla Dargis: LA Weekly
"Generates genuine tension because it's propelled by actual human feeling, which, these days, turns out to be a surprisingly thrilling prospect"

Mark Caro: Chicago Tribune
"A poetic and suspenseful thriller that delves unassumingly into the cryptic regions of human nature (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Alan Jones: Radio Times
"Although the simple plan itself spirals out of control and becomes complicated, this remains a simple, modest film: chilly, engrossing and human (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Andrew Collins: Empire

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A Simple Plan

1998

Sam Raimi

7.0

(9,830)