Narrow Margin

"It will take you to the edge of suspense."

Sep 21 1990 R 1h 37m
Action, Crime, Thriller

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.

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.

Written by

Peter Hyams, Earl Felton, Martin Goldsmith

Directed by

Peter Hyams

Cast

Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, James Sikking

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Carolco Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Trailers
Narrow Margin (trailer)
Narrow Margin 1990 TV trailer
Scores
# of Votes
11,201
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
53
Popularity
NA