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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Earnest, grave, classical in form and contemporary.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Billy Bob ThorntonJacob Mitchell
- Bill PaxtonHank Mitchell
- Bridget FondaSarah Mitchell
- Brent BriscoeLou Chambers
- Jack WalshTom Butler
- Chelcie RossCarl Jenkins
- Becky Ann BakerNancy Chambers
- Gary ColeBaxter
- Bob DavisFBI Agent Renkins
- Peter SyvertsenFBI Agent Freemont
Crew
- Sam RaimiDirector
- Scott B. SmithScreenplay
- Scott B. SmithNovel
- Alar KiviloDirector of Photography
- Danny ElfmanOriginal Music Composer
- Arthur CoburnEditor
- Eric L. BeasonEditor
- James JacksProducer
- Adam SchroederProducer
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