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Narrow Margin

Narrow Margin is a 1990 American neo-noir action thriller film written, shot and directed by Peter Hyams. It stars Gene Hackman and Anne Archer, with James B. Sikking, Nigel Bennett, Harris Yulin and J. T. Walsh in supporting roles. It was released in the United States by TriStar Pictures on September 21, 1990.

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Based on
Earl Felton · Martin Goldsmith · Jack Leonard
Box office
$10.9 million
Budget
$15–21 million
Cinematography
Peter Hyams
Country
United States
Directed by
Peter Hyams

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Narrow Margin

Nodes95
Edges94
Triples143
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021053
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related to Contemporary · 30
Narrow Margin → Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady, Archer's, Chris Hicks, Contemporary, Deseret News, Despite, Desson Howe, Ebert, Empire, Gleiberman, Hackman, Hal Lipper, He, However, Hyams, Los Angeles Times, One, Owen Gleiberman, Peter Hyams, Peter Stack
related to Retrospective · 20
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related to Writing · 18
Narrow Margin → Anne Archer, Canadian, Carol Hunnicut, Due, Fleischer, Gene Hackman's, How, Hyams, Maybe, Moira Farrow, New York Times, Richard Fleischer, Robert Caulfield, Tell, The, The Mexican, Times, Vancouver Sun
related to Home video · 16
Narrow Margin → B-roll, Billboard, Blu-ray, Carolco, February, Kino Lorber, Live Entertainment, March, On June, Optimum DVD, Optimum Releasing, Peter Hyams, Peter Tonguette, The, The DVD, United States
related to Box office · 11
Narrow Margin → Anne Archer, By, Hackman, In, It, January, September, The, United Kingdom, United States, Variety
related to Development · 11
Narrow Margin → Bob Misiorowski, Carolco, Derailed, He, Hyams, Jonathan Zimbert, One, Paramount Pictures, Peter Hyams, The, The Narrow Margin
related to Festivals · 10
Narrow Margin → Film, Journey, Junction, London Film Festival, Modern Art, New York's Museum, November, Summer, The, Trains
Starring · 5
Narrow Margin → Anne Archer, Gene Hackman, J. T. Walsh, James B. Sikking, M. Emmet Walsh
Based on · 3
Narrow Margin → Earl Felton, Jack Leonard, Martin Goldsmith
related to External links · 3
Narrow Margin → Box Office Mojo, IMDbNarrow Margin, Rotten TomatoesNarrow Margin

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Narrow MarginBased onEarl Felton1.00infobox
Narrow MarginBased onMartin Goldsmith1.00infobox
Narrow MarginBased onJack Leonard1.00infobox
Narrow MarginBox office$10.9 million1.00infobox
Narrow MarginBudget$15–21 million1.00infobox
Narrow MarginCinematographyPeter Hyams1.00infobox
Narrow MarginCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Narrow MarginDirected byPeter Hyams1.00infobox
Narrow MarginDistributed byTri-Star Pictures (domestic) Carolco Pictures (international)1.00infobox
Narrow MarginEdited byJames Mitchell1.00infobox
Narrow MarginLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Narrow MarginMusic byBruce Broughton1.00infobox
Narrow MarginProduced byJonathan A. Zimbert1.00infobox
Narrow MarginProduction companyCarolco Pictures1.00infobox
Narrow MarginRelease dateSeptember 21, 1990 (1990-09-21)1.00infobox
Narrow MarginRunning time97 minutes1.00infobox
Narrow MarginStarringGene Hackman1.00infobox
Narrow MarginStarringAnne Archer1.00infobox
Narrow MarginStarringJames B. Sikking1.00infobox
Narrow MarginStarringJ. T. Walsh1.00infobox
Narrow MarginStarringM. Emmet Walsh1.00infobox
Narrow MarginWritten byPeter Hyams1.00infobox
Narrow Marginis a1990 American neo-noir action thriller film written0.90text

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