A Simple Plan
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- Synopsis
- Based on Scott B. Smith's bone-chilling 1993 novel, A Simple Plan is a bit of a departure for horror film director Sam Raimi. Instead of flying eyeballs and dancing corpses, A Simple Plan is a taught crime thriller in the vein of Joel Coen's Academy ......
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- Starring
- Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Brent Briscoe, Bridget Fonda, Jack Walsh
- Director(s)
- Sam Raimi
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 117 min.
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Critic Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
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.Read the full review
Washington Post | Stephen HunterAdd Critic to Favorites
But [Raimi]'s instructed his fabulous Style to take a hike, and, working from Scott Smith's brilliantly reconfigured script from Smith's own (much darker) novel, delivers a piece that is severe and disciplined in its evocation of the cold terrors of fate.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
Lean, elegant, and emotionally complex -- a marvel of backwoods classicism.Read the full review
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