
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.
- 7.2
- 1998
- Released
- 2h 1m

Billy Bob Thornton
Jacob Mitchell
Bill Paxton
Hank Mitchell
Bridget Fonda
Sarah Mitchell
Brent Briscoe
Lou Chambers
Jack Walsh
Tom Butler
Chelcie Ross
Carl Jenkins
Becky Ann Baker
Nancy Chambers
Gary Cole
Baxter
Bob Davis
FBI Agent Renkins
Peter Syvertsen
FBI Agent Freemont
Tom Carey
Dwight Stephanson
John Paxton
Mr. Schmitt
Marie Mathay
News Reporter
Paul Magers
Anchorman
Joan Steffend
Anchorwoman
Jill Sayre
Hospital Nurse
Wayne A. Evenson
Bartender
Tim Storms
Drinker
Terry Hempleman
Dead Pilot
Jay Gjernes
Bearded Man
Solomon Abrams
Bar Patron
Nina Kaczorowski
Bar Patron
Thomas Boedy
Priest
Mary Woolever
Linda
Rhiannon R. Sauers
Girl on Sled
Christopher Gallus
Boy on Sled
Eric Cegon
Tommy
Robert Martin Halverson
Detective
Roger Watton
Barber
Frank Beard
Funeral Party Member (uncredited)
Steven Gilmer
Funeral Director (uncredited)
Released
en
$17,000,000.00
$16,316,273.00
- #friendship
- #sibling relationship
- #airplane
- #based on novel or book
- #money delivery
- #minnesota
- #greed
- #snow
- #bag of money
- #police officer
- #financial transactions
- #neo-noir
- #plane wreck
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