Man on a Ledge (2012)

Directed by

Asger Leth

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film, heist film, crime thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 2,833 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man pretending to be someone else climbs out onto a high ledge and threatens to jump. He insists on talking to a specific police negotiator. He is actually a disgraced former cop who wants to prove he was framed for a diamond theft, and his friends work on a plan to expose the real crime.

tensesuspensefulfast-pacededge-of-seatbroodinggrittyclever

What happens

Man on a Ledge is a 2012 American action thriller film directed by Asger Leth, starring Sam Worthington, Jamie Bell, Elizabeth Banks, Edward Burns, Anthony Mackie, Genesis Rodriguez, and Ed Harris. Filming took place in New York City on top of the Roosevelt Hotel. The film received generally mixed reviews from critics and grossed $47 million against its $42 million budget. In the film, a man using an alias stages a suicide attempt and asks to speak with a specific police negotiator. He is himself a disgraced police officer who was convicted of a diamond theft, and seeks a way to clear his name. His associates try to prove that the diamond was never stolen, and that the "theft" was part of an insurance fraud scheme by the diamond's owner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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