Man on a Ledge (2012)

Man on a Ledge
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Coarse language and violence

Director: Asger Leth
Actors: Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Ed Harris, Jamie Bell, Edward Burns, Genesis Rodriguez, Anthony Mackie, Kyra Sedgwick, William Sadler

An ex-cop and now wanted fugitive (Sam Worthington) stands on the ledge of a high-rise building while a hard-living New York Police Department negotiator (Elizabeth Banks) tries to talk him down. The longer they are on the ledge, the more she realises that he might have an ulterior objective.

DVD
Status: QuickPick
Run time: 98mins
Origin: UNITED STATES
Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Member Reviews (46)

46 Member Reviews
Maggie
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Was wondering if this was going anywhere with him standing on the ledge talking with the negotiator but suddenly things started happening. Very good.
Posted Saturday, 11 May 2013 See my other reviews
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Really enjoyed this. Well acted and with a good story line. You could guess who the 'baddies' were at the beginning but it didn't detract from the story.
Posted Wednesday, 17 April 2013 See my other reviews
Noela
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Not my kind of movie but nevertheless believable and well told and acted therefore quite enjoyable.
Posted Wednesday, 27 March 2013 See my other reviews
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An interesting idea for a heist film, sadly Sam Worthington isn't the best actor and is a bit one dimensional. Not terrible though.
Posted Monday, 18 March 2013 See my other reviews
garrett
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quite exciting but a bit predictable - worth a look - grabs you if you do not like heights
Posted Tuesday, 12 February 2013 See my other reviews
Cairo49
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I really enjoyed this. Yes, it was fairly predictable but then again what isn't these days - everything has been done before. But I thought it was quite gripping and the acting was pretty good. Well worth a watch.
Posted Sunday, 3 February 2013 See my other reviews
Sandy
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Really enjoyed this movie, fast paced enough to keep you on the edge and even when the twist was revealed it kept you involved.
Posted Sunday, 3 February 2013 See my other reviews
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Having just watched the Bourne trilogy, this movie is not on the same level. But it's not too far below. Good story, action & suspense. Not a bad action thriller.
Posted Friday, 1 February 2013 See my other reviews
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Very entertaining thriller.
Posted Friday, 1 February 2013 See my other reviews
McLovin
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Fast paced and an expecteded end.
Posted Thursday, 24 January 2013 See my other reviews
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Suspense, intrigue and a great story line. Worth the viewing.
Posted Friday, 21 December 2012 See my other reviews
Lisa
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A ex cop goes to great lengths to prove his innocence. Wasnt a bad movie but wasnt that exciting either. Great twist at the end,
Posted Wednesday, 19 December 2012 See my other reviews
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Really liked this one. A little fuzzy to begin with but worth the unfolding of the plot.
Posted Saturday, 8 December 2012 See my other reviews
Matthew B.
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Tight. Fast paced. Great end.
Posted Saturday, 8 December 2012 See my other reviews
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Quite enjoyable. Reasonable plot and interesting til the end.
Posted Wednesday, 5 December 2012 See my other reviews
D.M.
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It took a little while for this movie to warm up: it had all the right elements of a film of total excellence, but somehow I just couldn't feel much empathy with the protagonist - played by Worthington. Anyway, I took a look at the special features and saw to what lengths the film-makers went to to produce this film: "The Ledge". This is my opinion only, but I think that they were focusing so much on the extravaganza of the ledge and what they had to do to produce all the ledge scenes that they forsook, in part, to include the audience into a empathetic relationship with Worthington's character, especially from the beginning of the movie. I think that it is this element that makes us barrack for the beleagured hero so much in a this film genre. A little bit more effort to achieve this and I would have given it all five stars. No doubt about Sam Worthington, this Aussie rocks, and rocks Hollywood. Yah!
Posted Wednesday, 28 November 2012 See my other reviews
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I enjoyed this one, took a little while for the plot to be revealed but worth hanging on the ledge because it starts moving from then on.
Posted Monday, 19 November 2012 See my other reviews
Vic
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Not bad. good plot.
Posted Sunday, 28 October 2012 See my other reviews
Kaz
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Very predictable and doesn't live up to the hype and rating.
Posted Sunday, 14 October 2012 See my other reviews
Noel
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Great film, we really enjoyed it. Certainly plenty of twists and turns. Well acted and filmed. OK some parts were a bit far fetched, however one should never let the facts get in the way of a good story.
Posted Thursday, 11 October 2012 See my other reviews
David Williams
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Terrific movie,a must see,twists and turns abound.Great cast
Posted Tuesday, 9 October 2012 See my other reviews
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Really enjoyed this movie.
Posted Sunday, 7 October 2012 See my other reviews
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Was on ledge myself throughout!
Posted Wednesday, 26 September 2012 See my other reviews
Purplesue
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This is a great action flick, well written with a terrific storyline. Well acted by all & it was good to see an Aussie in the main role. Keeps you interested all the way thru.
Posted Sunday, 23 September 2012 See my other reviews
Janine
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Very interesting, lots of little twists to the plot. I'm usually pretty good at predicting plots but didn't see this one past the obvious start of creating a distraction. There were a few holes in the story line that the script writer could have avoided, but - it was good entertainment. Great support cast and Sam W is very good - nice to see his career taking off.
Posted Saturday, 15 September 2012 See my other reviews
Kylietron
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Watchable but I am glad I didn't go to the cinema to see it.
Posted Friday, 7 September 2012 See my other reviews
renued
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Very interesting storyline. Actors well cast.
Posted Saturday, 1 September 2012 See my other reviews
delainey park
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well very entertaining film
Posted Tuesday, 28 August 2012 See my other reviews
juliekym
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I enjoyed this movie wasn't great but still enjoyed watching it.
Posted Tuesday, 28 August 2012 See my other reviews
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Enjoyed this movie. A Lot better than I expected.
Posted Sunday, 26 August 2012 See my other reviews
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Interesting thing about this movie.. it was actually filmed on a ledge!
Posted Wednesday, 1 August 2012 See my other reviews
Legend
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Loved this movie. Haven't seen something which was pleasantly more interesting than I thought it would be. Definitely worth watching.
Posted Wednesday, 1 August 2012 See my other reviews
Trevor
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A fascinating and gripping plot witha few twists. Well acted and suspenseful throughout.
Posted Monday, 30 July 2012 See my other reviews
GK
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Good movie! Well executed.
Posted Monday, 30 July 2012 See my other reviews
Kazza
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Really enjoyed the suspense in this movie, and the way it was made to look as it wasn't going to turn out good at the end, then that huge jump, (great stunt work), I'd watch it again.
Posted Friday, 27 July 2012 See my other reviews
John C
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Very average. Good story line but badly executed.
Posted Monday, 16 July 2012 See my other reviews
jtbug
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The most silly and ridiculous set up I've seen in ages. It's so high concept (pun intended) it manages to squeeze its unbelievable and hamfisted situation into the movie's title. Yet somehow it works, and the solid acting and twists will keep most watching until the end to see how it all pans out. What a ludicrously saccharine and out-of-context ending though! I cringed.
Posted Thursday, 12 July 2012 See my other reviews
sue
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This is highly recommended, everyone deserves a break in such a situation.
Posted Thursday, 5 July 2012 See my other reviews
John
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Everyone was solid and Sam is great but his american accent is mush. And someone mispelled the title, it should be "Man upstaged by booty"... 3.5/5
Posted Tuesday, 3 July 2012 See my other reviews
Larry
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Good action Movie, kept my interest from start to finish. Don't try to apply logic to the story, just sit back and watch a half decent action Movie.
Posted Sunday, 1 July 2012 See my other reviews
bundy
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Good movie you just have to turn your brain off at the end
Posted Friday, 29 June 2012 See my other reviews
Kim
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Love Sam and loved the movie, really enjoyed the twists and turns with the story
Posted Saturday, 23 June 2012 See my other reviews
gerd
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A good effort in the thriller genre. Given the title, the movie doesn't take long to get the man on the ledge. And as the police negotiator quickly realises, there is more going on than just the man on the ledge. Unfortunately, the parallel stories are rather confusing, and while the film makes sporadic attempts to explain the connections, it mostly gets lost in the quick jumps between scenes. It had potential to be a better film than it turned out to be. Still, the Extra feature on the filming is fascinating and worth seeing.
Posted Saturday, 23 June 2012 See my other reviews
poshreany
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fantastic movie, good from start to finish, good twists, good action and just a very well written movie.
Posted Thursday, 21 June 2012 See my other reviews
Mick
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Fantastic movie, well worth watching!
Posted Wednesday, 20 June 2012 See my other reviews
Megwin
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Great movie! Worthington is fantastic in this role. Great action packed movie.
Posted Tuesday, 19 June 2012 See my other reviews