Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Directed by Danny DeVito · 88 min · Comedy, Crime, Thriller
25.3 TOPICAL score · #3,988 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Throw Momma from the Train (1987, directed by Danny DeVito) has a TOPICAL score of 25.3 - ranked 3,988 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and lasting engagement, and lowest on audience. It won 1 award from 4 nominations, including the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Critics: 64% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 56. Audiences: TMDB 6.2/10 (695 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages.
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- Critics64% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 56
- AudienceTMDB 6.2/10 (695 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 4 nominations - incl. Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 33 languages
- Still read19,710 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Danny DeVito (actor #635), Billy Crystal (actor #941), Kim Greist, Anne Ramsey