Narrow Margin

1990

Action / Crime / Thriller

25
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 63% · 16 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 51% · 2.5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 11480 11.5K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Top cast

Gene Hackman as Robert Caulfield
Anne Archer as Hunnicut
Harris Yulin as Leo Watts
J.T. Walsh as Michael Tarlow
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
893.75 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 4
1.79 GB
1920*816
English 5.1
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 15

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by NewEnglandPat 8 / 10

Gene Hackman makes a good picture even better

Gene Hackman and Anne Archer star in a good thriller that has tense moments and wonderful Canadian scenery. The story is of a frightened woman who sees a man killed and takes flight to avoid having to appear as a witness to a murder. Hackman is the resourceful district attorney who convinces Archer to return to Los Angeles and testify against the killers. The rest of the picture details a game of cat and mouse between Hackman, Archer and their pursuers who see Archer as a loose end and are determined to keep her from the courtroom. The scenes of pursuit atop the moving passenger train have been done in other films but is expertly done here without becoming a cliché. The picture does have its flaws but is a diverting film and any movie starring Hackman is certainly worth watching.
Reviewed by Doylenf 6 / 10

Decent remake of a cat-and-mouse chase aboard a speeding train...

If your memory is good, you'll recall that this is a remake of the B&W sleeper classic starring Charles McGraw and Marie Windsor called "The Narrow Margin," with most of the action taking place aboard the confinement of a speeding train. Their tough chemistry throughout made it very watchable indeed.

The remake has made a few minor changes in the story and expanded the scenery to include some lush images of Canadian forests and countryside to give credit to some photogenic Canadian wilderness from various angles.

The expansions mean the film isn't quite as taut as the '52 thriller with occasional dull stretches of talk, but the performances are so good that it doesn't matter too much. It still contains a spellbinding climax aboard the top of the train that includes some dangerous stunt work and a nice twist, as well as spectacular moments involving a helicopter.

Not bad at all, passes the time quickly and once the suspense aboard the train starts there's no turning away.

Perhaps not as good as the original, but still worth watching. Gene Hackman and Anne Archer do fine work at the head of a competent cast.

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