Narrow Margin

– A Los Angeles District Attorney (Gene Hackman) is attempting to take an unwilling murder witness (An..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 37 Minutes
Release Year:
1990
Narrow Margin (1990)

A Los Angeles District Attorney (Gene Hackman) is attempting to take an unwilling murder witness (Anne Archer) back to the United States from Canada to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hit men sent to silence her, they board a Vancouver-bound train only to find the killers are on board with them. For the next 20 hours, as the train hurls through the beautiful but isolated Canadian wilderness, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues in which their ability to tell friend from foe is a matter of life and death.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Narrow Margin (1990) - Trailer

Release Date:

21 Sep 1990

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Peter Hyams

Writer:

Peter Hyams (screenplay), Earl Felton (earlier screenplay), Martin Goldsmith (earlier story), Jack Leonard (earlier story)

Main Actors:

Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, James Sikking, J.T. Walsh

Plot:

A woman secretly witnesses the murder of her blind date for the evening by a top Mafia boss. She immediately goes into hiding without informing the authorities. When they finally catch up with her, she is unwilling to testify to what she has seen, but the Mafia are on her trail. Accompanied by a deputy district attorney, the woman boards a train travelling through a remote part of Canada. The Mafia know him but they have never seen her.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Live Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
58%