

Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
PG-13 1h 28m 6.2/10 IMDb
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.
Director: Danny DeVito
Cast: Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal, Kim Greist, Anne Ramsey, Kate Mulgrew
Content Warnings
Mental Health & Emotional
Death of a parent
Other
Gaslighting / emotional manipulation
Violence & Physical Harm
Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse
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