What decade did the movie "A Simple Plan" come out?

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“A Simple Plan” came out in the nineties, specifically in 1998.

The film is a neo-noir crime thriller directed by Sam Raimi and adapted by Scott B. Smith from his 1993 novel. It follows brothers Hank and Jacob Mitchell and their friend Lou Chambers after they discover a crashed airplane containing $4.4 million in cash in rural Minnesota. Their decision to keep the money triggers escalating distrust, deception, violence, and tragedy.

Bill Paxton plays Hank, Billy Bob Thornton plays Jacob, and Bridget Fonda plays Hank’s wife, Sarah. The film is notably different from Raimi’s earlier, more overtly stylized work: its bleak winter setting and restrained visual style emphasize moral tension and the corrosive effects of greed.

“A Simple Plan” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 1998, before receiving a limited U.S. release in December and a wider North American release in January 1999. That release history can cause confusion, but the film is conventionally classified as a 1998 movie because it premiered and began theatrical release that year.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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