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Narrow Margin

1990 · 97 min

A taut cat-and-mouse chase on a moving train, keeping you tense and guessing who can be trusted.

Tagline
It will take you to the edge of suspense.
Overview
An L.A. District Attorney attempts to take an unwilling murder witness back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hitmen sent to silence her, they board a Vancouver-bound train only to discover that the killers are onboard 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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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • deception
  • crime
  • justice
  • loyalty
Places
  • wilderness
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, thriller, crime, mystery
Directed by
Peter Hyams
Written by
Peter Hyams
Starring
Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, James B. Sikking, Harris Yulin, J.T. Walsh, M. Emmet Walsh, Susan Hogan, Nigel Bennett
Music
Bruce Broughton
Cinematography
Peter Hyams
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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