A Collider feature by Jeremy Urquhart, published on 6 July 2026, recommends Sam Raimi's 1998 crime drama A Simple Plan as an ideal late-night watch for fans of the Coen Brothers' Fargo. The piece matters chiefly as a viewing tip: the film is currently streaming on MGM+, and the writer argues it delivers the same tense, wintry crime-gone-wrong appeal as Fargo for anyone who has already seen the 1996 classic.

The article notes that A Simple Plan stars Billy Bob Thornton and Bill Paxton as brothers who, with a third man, discover a large stash of cash and hatch a supposedly simple plan to keep it, only for distrust and greed to unravel everything. Urquhart draws parallels with the Coens' work — both A Simple Plan and Fargo are set in Minnesota and shot to feel bitterly cold, and Raimi reportedly asked the Coens for advice on filming in the snow. The key difference is tone: where Fargo balances its bleakness with dark comedy and heart via Frances McDormand's Marge Gunderson, A Simple Plan is described as simply cold, with little of the humour typical of Raimi's other films.