Narrow Margin

Narrow Margin

It will take you to the edge of suspense.

R 1990 · 97 min · ★ 6.4 · Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery

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.

Directed by Peter Hyams · Written by Peter Hyams

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Gene Hackman Robert Caulfield
Anne Archer Carol Hunnicut
James B. Sikking Nelson
Harris Yulin Leo Watts
J.T. Walsh Michael Tarlow
M. Emmet Walsh Sergeant Dominick Benti
Susan Hogan Kathryn Weller
Nigel Bennett Jack Wootton
J.A. Preston Martin Larner
B.A. 'Smitty' Smith Keller
Codie Lucas Wilbee Nicholas
Barbara Russell Nicholas' Mother

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