Man on a Ledge

You can only push an innocent man so far.

A heist film masquerading as a suicide thriller. An ex-cop is awaiting trail for stealing a diamond. While out to attend dad's funeral, he escapes, makes his way to a hotel, and climbs out onto a ledge, 21 floors up. That attracts the expected attention, as a pretty negotiator tries to talk him down while the SWAT guys get ready to do their thing. Meanwhile, across the street, his brother is busy trying to break into a diamond dealer's safe to get evidence that he was framed. The plotlines come together in the dramatic finale, which has been described as a let-down.

103 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Violence).
Crime, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast	Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Ed Burns, Genesis Rodrigues, Ed Harris, Anthony Mackie, William Sadler
Director	Asger Leth
Screenplay	Pablo F. Fenjves
Music	Henry Jackman
Cinematography	Paul Cameron
Editing	Kevin Stitt
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, DTS
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2012
Produced by	Summit Entertainment, Di Bonaventura Pictures

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Thriller
Language	Moderate, occasional
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Fairly frequent, bloody, impactful, intense, realistic
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Social alcohol
Comments	Sense of threat, menace and suspense are sustained throughout.
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Helen Herimbi Various scenes in the movie that create a sense of of ordinary people finding their own ways to get justice that is endearing. In the end, everyone gets what's coming to them.	10
Die Burger Jeanne Calitz Spanning kon meer, maar 'Man' vermaak.	10
Cape Times Michael Rechtshaffen Cast liven up would-be thriller that falls flat.	5
Box Office Sara Maria Vizcarrondo	10
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert	10
ReelViews James Berardinelli Man on a Ledge is a heist film with a great hook, a fast pace, and a major letdown of an ending.	13
Metacritic.com 32 critics	8
Rottentomatoes critics 118 critics	9
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Uninspired acting and preposterous plotlines defuse Man on a Ledge's mildly intriguing premise.	6
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	10
Movie Review Intelligence 42 critics	8
What the People say
Internet 1854 Netizens Entertaining action/thriller	13
Average .. 47%	9