Throw Momma from the Train

Name: Throw Momma from the Train
Director: Danny DeVito
Genre: Comedy, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1987
Duration: 88 min

1h 28m · 1987 · Directed by Danny DeVito · 3.2 / 5 on Letterboxd

Throw Momma from the Train (1987) runs 1h 28m, directed by Danny DeVito. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Comedy, Thriller, Crime

Where to watch: Prime Video (US, checked 9 July 2026)

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