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Man on a Ledge
An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled.
2012 · Directed by Asger Leth · 102 min · Action · Thriller · Crime · 14 frames
Tagline
You can only push an innocent man so far
Crew
- Screenplay: Pablo F. Fenjves
- Cinematography: Paul Cameron
- Edited by: Kevin Stitt
- Music: Henry Jackman
- Production design: Alec Hammond
- Produced by: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian
Cast
- Sam Worthington as Nick Cassidy
- Elizabeth Banks as Lydia Mercer
- Jamie Bell as Joey Cassidy
- Anthony Mackie as Mike Ackerman
- Edward Burns as Jack Dougherty
- Genesis Rodriguez as Angie
- Ed Harris as David Englander
- Titus Welliver as Dante Marcus
- Kyra Sedgwick as Suzie Morales
- J. Smith-Cameron as Psychiatrist
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Summit Entertainment, di Bonaventura Pictures
- Budget: $42,000,000
- Box office: $46,221,189
- Themes: new york city, deception, rooftop, diamond heist, framed for a crime, escaped prisoner, negotiator, surprise-ending
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