Narrow Margin
“It will take you to the edge of suspense.”
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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Cast
26 people
Gene Hackman
Robert Caulfield
Known for
The Royal Tenenbaums
Unforgiven
Anne Archer
Carol Hunnicut
Known for
Patriot Games
The Dropout
James Sikking
Nelson
Known for
Doogie Howser, M.D.
The Pelican Brief
Harris Yulin
Leo Watts
Known for
Ozark
Training Day
J.T. Walsh
Michael Tarlow
Known for
Breakdown
A Few Good Men
M. Emmet Walsh
Sergeant Dominick Benti
Known for
Blade Runner
Wild Wild West
Susan Hogan
Kathryn Weller
Known for
The Butterfly Effect 2
White Fang
Nigel Bennett
Jack Wootton
Known for
The Shape of Water
Cypher
J.A. Preston
Martin Larner
Known for
A Few Good Men
Body Heat
B.A. 'Smitty' Smith
Keller
Also in
Glory Days
Codie Lucas Wilbee
Nicholas
Known for
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
The Reflecting Skin
Barbara Russell
Nicholas' Mother
Known for
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
Peter Hyams Director · Martin Goldsmith Story Jack Leonard Story
Worldwide gross $11M · Budget $18M · United States release September 21, 1990
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Budget
$17,500,000
Worldwide gross
$10,900,000
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Carolco Pictures
Production
TriStar Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 21, 1990
Theatrical
United States · November 10, 1998
Physical
France
January 9, 1991 · Theatrical
January 25, 2023 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
Germany
March 14, 1991 · Theatrical
Japan
December 8, 1990 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 25, 1991 · Theatrical
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