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A Simple Plan

A Simple Plan

Dec 11, 1998
121 min
CrimeDramaThriller
7.2/ 10
1,002 votes

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.

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TMDB
7.2/10
1,002 votes
IMDB
7.5/10
80,865 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
81/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$17,000,000Production cost
Box Office$16,316,273Worldwide gross
Profit-$683,727Loss
ROI
-4.0%Return on investment
US Box Office$16,316,273Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 16 wins & 24 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Sometimes good people do evil things."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$17,000,000

Revenue

$16,316,273

Production Companies

Paramount PicturesMutual Film CompanySavoy PicturesBBCMarubeniTele MünchenTOHO-TOWAUGC PHNewmarket Capital Group

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