A Simple Plan
“Sometimes good people do evil things.”
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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Cast
32 people
Billy Bob Thornton
Jacob Mitchell
Known for
Armageddon
Bad Santa
Bill Paxton
Hank Mitchell
Known for
Edge of Tomorrow
Apollo 13
Bridget Fonda
Sarah Mitchell
Known for
Jackie Brown
Balto
Brent Briscoe
Lou Chambers
Known for
Twin Peaks
Mulholland Drive
Jack Walsh
Tom Butler
Known for
The Straight Story
Eraserhead
Chelcie Ross
Carl Jenkins
Known for
Drag Me to Hell
Basic Instinct
Becky Ann Baker
Nancy Chambers
Known for
Freaks and Geeks
Storm of the Century
Gary Cole
Baxter
Known for
Family Guy
NCIS
Bob Davis
FBI Agent Renkins
Also in
Herman U.S.A.
Peter Syvertsen
FBI Agent Freemont
Known for
Dear White People
Best Man Down
Tom Carey
Dwight Stephanson
Also in
Spider-Man 2
Drag Me to Hell
John Paxton
Mr. Schmitt
Known for
Barb Wire
Brain Dead
Sam Raimi Director · Scott B. Smith Screenplay Danny Elfman Composer
Worldwide gross $16M · Budget $17M · United States release December 11, 1998
Box office
Budget
$17,000,000
Worldwide gross
$16,316,273
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production
Mutual Film Company
Production
Savoy Pictures
Production
BBC
Production
Marubeni
Production
Tele München
Production
TOHO-TOWA
Production
UGC PH
Production
Newmarket Capital Group
Production
BBC Film
Studio
United States · United Kingdom · France · Japan · Germany
Produced in
A Thousand Miles
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 12, 1998
Premiere · Toronto Film Festival
United States · December 11, 1998
Limited theatrical
United States
January 22, 1999 · Theatrical
Argentina
March 18, 1999 · Theatrical
Australia
February 11, 1999 · Limited theatrical
February 25, 1999 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 7, 1999 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 27, 1999 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
January 4, 2002 · Theatrical
Canada
September 27, 1998 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
Denmark
June 11, 1999 · Theatrical
Finland
March 12, 1999 · Theatrical
France
March 24, 1999 · Premiere · Cognac Film Festival
March 24, 1999 · Theatrical
December 18, 2025 · TV · Paris Première
Germany
February 25, 1999 · Theatrical
March 7, 2000 · Physical · DvD
Greece
December 21, 1998 · Theatrical
June 17, 1999 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 2, 1999 · Theatrical
Iceland
December 10, 1999 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 21, 1999 · Theatrical
Italy
May 28, 1999 · Theatrical
Japan
September 18, 1999 · Theatrical
Malaysia
July 15, 1999 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 18, 1999 · Theatrical
January 5, 2002 · TV · Nederland 3
New Zealand
June 17, 1999 · Theatrical
Norway
March 19, 1999 · Theatrical
Peru
May 25, 2000 · Theatrical
Philippines
July 14, 1999 · Theatrical
Poland
April 30, 1999 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 4, 1999 · Theatrical
Russia
September 1, 1999 · Physical · DVD
Singapore
April 22, 1999 · Theatrical
South Africa
April 23, 1999 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 4, 1999 · Theatrical
Spain
April 30, 1999 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 16, 1999 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 19, 1999 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 10, 1999 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 21, 1999 · Theatrical
Venezuela
November 17, 2001 · Theatrical
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