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Best Laid Plans
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Best Laid Plans

1999-04-09 · 92 min · ★ 5.7

Drama · Thriller · Crime

Rich, successful Bryce meets beautiful Lissa at a bar one night and invites her back to his house, not suspecting for a moment that Lissa isn't really who she seems. What unfolds next is a dangerous, tangled web of double-crosses and seduction.

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Directors
Mike Barker
Production companies
Fox 2000 Pictures, Dogstar Films, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 7,000,000

Top Cast

Alessandro NivolaAlessandro NivolaNick
Reese WitherspoonReese WitherspoonLissa
Josh BrolinJosh BrolinBryce
Gene WolandeGene WolandeLawyer
Jonathan McMurtryVet
Terrance SweeneyPriest
Rebecca KlinglerRebecca KlinglerDiner Waitress
Rocky CarrollRocky CarrollBad Ass Dude
Kate HendricksonBar Waitress
Owen BushOwen BushVagrant
Jesse WoodrowRoach Coach Clerk
Jamie MarshJamie MarshBarry
Michael McCleeryMichael McCleeryRecycling Owner
Terrence HowardTerrence HowardJimmy
Sean NepitaFreddie
Jody WoodJody WoodBrushfire Cop
Teddy VincentTeddy VincentLawyer Secretary
Mike HagertyMike HagertyCharlie the Proprietor
Jane MorrisJane MorrisRealtor
David MandelDavid MandelEvangelist

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