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Throw Momma from the Train
Owen asked his friend Larry for a small favor.
1987·1h 28m·★ 6.2
Larry Donner, an author with a cruel ex-wife, teaches a writing workshop in which one of his students, Owen, is fed up with his domineering mother. When Owen watches a Hitchcock classic that seems to mirror his own life, he decides to put the movie's plot into action and offers to kill Larry's ex-wife, if Larry promises to murder his mom. Before Larry gets a chance to react to the plan, it seems that Owen has already set things in motion.
LUXEN Decision Guide
Does this fit your night?
A tension-first choice where uncertainty, investigation, or escalating pressure is a major part of the appeal.
Best fit
Who it is for
Best suited to viewers who want a plot with questions to chase rather than a purely relaxed watch.
Commitment
Light commitment · 1h 28m
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Start here
Read the synopsis, then check the trailer.
Read the synopsis, then check the trailer, then use the comedy and crime cues to decide whether the tone fits.
Cast
Who's in it
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