Best Laid Plans (1999) Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 354 this week

Best Laid Plans (1999)

 -  Crime | Drama | Thriller  -  14 May 1999 (UK)
6.1
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.1/10 from 4,774 users   Metascore: 40/100
Reviews: 64 user | 55 critic | 14 from Metacritic.com

A seemingly simple plan to steal money goes increasingly awry.

Director:

Writer:

Stars:

, , |
Watch Trailer
0Check in
X Beta I'm Watching This!
Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends.
If your account is linked with Facebook and you have turned on sharing, this will show up in your activity feed. If not, you can turn on sharing here .
0Share...

Watch now

At Amazon Instant Video
 

Own it

Buy it at Amazon.com

Quick Links

Explore More
Show Less

Related News

Burn Notice Review: Family Ties
| TVfanatic
Everybody Has a Plan | Tiff 2012 Review
| ioncinema
'The Newsroom' Episode 2 Review and Recap: 'News Night 2.0,' One Strange Step for Womankind
| Indiewire Television
See all 27 related articles »
Create a list »

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

All U.S. Released Movies: 1970-2014
a list of 10000 titles created 2 months ago
 
Modern Film Noir
a list of 90 titles created 30 Oct 2011
 
Only Free Minded Invited
a list of 122 titles created 02 Apr 2011
 
Best Thrillers from the 90s
a list of 190 titles created 26 Mar 2011
 
DVD's
a list of 519 titles created 22 Aug 2011
 
See all related lists »

Connect with IMDb

Share this Rating

Title: Best Laid Plans (1999)

Best Laid Plans (1999) on IMDb 6.1/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Best Laid Plans.
1 win. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

16 photos | 2 videos | 27 news articles »
Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 













◄ Prev 6 Next 6 ►

0 Next »
Traffic (2000)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  

A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is an addict.

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Jacob Vargas, Michael Douglas
0 Next »
Fargo (1996)
Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  

Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.

Director: Joel Coen
Stars: William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
0 Next »
Training Day (2001)
Action | Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  

On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Stars: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn
0 Next »
Sleepers (1996)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  

After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized; over 10 years later, they get their chance for revenge.

Director: Barry Levinson
Stars: Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Jason Patric
0 Next »
A Simple Plan (1998)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  

When three blue collar acquaintances come across millions of dollars in lost cash they make a plan to keep their find from the authorities but find complications and mistrust weaving its way into their plan.

Director: Sam Raimi
Stars: Bill Paxton, Bridget Fonda, Billy Bob Thornton
0 Next »
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy, named Dickie Greenleaf. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.

Director: Anthony Minghella
Stars: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law
0 Next »
Jackie Brown (1997)
Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  

A female flight attendant becomes a key figure in a plot between the police and an arms dealer.

Director: Quentin Tarantino
Stars: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster
0 Next »
Don't Say a Word (2001)
Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X  

When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he's horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a post traumatic stress disorder suffering young woman who knows a secret...

Director: Gary Fleder
Stars: Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy
0 Next »
Collateral (2004)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  

A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in LA. He must find a way to save both himself and one last victim.

Director: Michael Mann
Stars: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith
0 Next »
Sin City (2005)
Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  

A film that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption.

Directors: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, and 1 more credit »
Stars: Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke
0 Next »
Bound (1996)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  

Corky, a tough female ex con and her lover Violet concoct a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on Violet's crooked boyfriend Caeser.

Directors: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Stars: Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano
0 Next »
The Bank Job (2008)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don't realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal.

Director: Roger Donaldson
Stars: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
Nick
...
...
...
Lawyer
Jonathan McMurtry ...
Vet
Terrance Sweeney ...
Priest (as Father Terrance Sweeney)
...
Diner Waitress
...
Bad Ass Dude
...
Bar Waitress
Owen Bush ...
Vagrant
...
Roach Coach Clerk
...
Barry (as Jamie Marsh)
Michael McCleery ...
Recycling Owner
...
Jimmy (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
Sean Nepita ...
Freddie
Full cast and crew »
Edit

Storyline

Nick is caught in a dead end job in a dead end town. About the only thing going well for him is Lissa, his new girlfriend. A chance to make some easy cash, and a way out of town, only leads to more trouble. Also caught in the web of sex, thefts, gangsters, kidnappings and murder is Nick's college friend, Bryce. Written by L.H. Wong <lhw@sfs.org.sg>

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

college | friend | murder | kidnapping | college friend | See more »

Taglines:

Ever feel like the world is conspiring against you... You don't have to tell me where you've been... Everyone sucks, but us... keeping a relationship alive can be murder. See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

14 May 1999 (UK)  »

Also Known As:

El engaño  »

Filming Locations:

 »

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$14,872 (USA) (10 September 1999)

Gross:

SGD 73,914 (Singapore) (5 November 1999)
 »

Company Credits

Production Co:

,  »
Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Color:

(Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Quotes

Bryce: I only wanted to get laid, instead I'm getting fucked.
See more »

Connections

References The Heartbreak Girl (1985) See more »

Soundtracks

"Flowers In December"
Written by Hope Sandoval and David Roback
Performed by Mazzy Star
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Music Secial Markets
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
A crime drama thriller with minimal violence but intrigue in place of the suspense
18 January 2011 | by (Ontario, Canada) – See all my reviews

Lissa (Reese Witherspoon) accuses Bryce (Josh Brolin) of rape, and then the film unfolds in interesting ways as we see how Nick (Alessandro Nivola) plays a part in her past and their future.

The film relies on the universal desires for love, sex and money. Bryce just wants to get laid, Lissa pretty much just wants love but Nick wants both love and money. His plans to get that money get in the way of other dead-end criminals also wanting money. As the film's title suggests, no plans go quite as according to plan. The various twists in getting the plans foiled weren't particularly ingenious but they were well done. I never quite knew what was coming next, but I always wanted to find out. A crime drama thriller with some crimes but minimal violence, and although it seems a bit slow there is enough intrigue to keep the suspense level, or at least interest, up.

"Best Laid Plans" stars three great actors at the beginning of their careers, and each proved why they have become the respected-stars they are. I recommend it to fans of crime drama thrillers and to fans of Reese Witherspoon, Josh Brolin, or Alessandro Nivola.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?
Review this title | See all 64 user reviews »

Message Boards

Recent Posts
UK TV Showing 28-1-06 greg_bains
What the hell??!! phantomerik15
Music from the movie marissa-a-bauer
Nick + Lissa wentworths_angel
Alternate Ending phil_lurie
Trailler music. Bconfident
Discuss Best Laid Plans (1999) on the IMDb message boards »
Getting Started | Contributor Zone »

Contribute to This Page

Write review
Create a character page for:
?