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| Directed by | Sam Raimi |
| Screenplay by | Scott B. Smith |
| Produced by | Mark Gordon Gary Levinsohn |
| Starring | Bill Paxton Billy Bob Thornton Brent Briscoe Bridget Fonda |
| Edited by | Arthur Coburn |
| Music by | Danny Elfman |
| Distributed by | Paramount |
| Release dates | December 11, 1998 |
| Running time | 121 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
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A Simple Plan is a 1998 movie starring Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Brent Briscoe, and Bridget Fonda. The plot of this low-key thriller turns on a bag of money found in a crashed airplane. It was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Scott B. Smith (who also wrote the screenplay). Several prominent critics praised the film for its complexity and taught suspense (4 stars from Roger Ebert and Critic's Choice by The New York Times.
1999 Academy Award Nominations
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Billy Bob Thornton
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, Scott B. Smith