Throw Momma from the Train

• Comedy
• Crime
• Thriller

A darkly comedic thriller unfolds as a frustrated writing instructor and a disillusioned student conspire in a bizarre, cinematic pact: a reciprocal murder plot inspired by classic Hitchcock films. Driven to the brink by suffocating familial relationships – one haunted by a relentlessly critical ex-wife, the other overwhelmed by a tyrannical mother – their escalating scheme veers into chaotic and unexpected territory. The film balances slapstick humor with surprisingly poignant portrayals of isolation and desperation, subverting the typical crime narrative through its focus on the mundane frustrations fueling extraordinary impulses. It’s a story less about the act of murder and more about the simmering resentment and awkward attempts at connection that motivate it, ultimately offering a cathartic, if unsettling, exploration of suppressed rage and the yearning for liberation.