Throw Momma From the Train (1987)

In this take on Strangers on a Train, Billy Crystal is a novelist who suffers from writer’s block after his ex-wife Kate Mulgrew received acclaim from a story she allegedly stole from him. He thus takes a job teaching at a community college where he meets quirky Danny DeVito who proposes that he’ll kill Billy’s ex-wife if Billy kills his overbearing mother Anne Ramsey. It’s an entertaining dark comedy with good chemistry between the two leads and Ramsey giving an especially solid performance in her supporting role.

Oscar Nomination: Best Actress in a Supporting Role