The elements of a man on a ledge serving to cause a distraction to aid a jewel heist also appear in the episode of the peter gunn tv series episode the leaper written by robert blees first aired dec. Jan 28, 2012 man on a ledge feature trailer 2012 feature trailer for man on a ledge. So man on a ledge should be allowed to build on the following foundation. Man on a ledge is an entertaining actionthriller with a great cast. The nypd dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. This makingof piece shows how the ledge aspect was filmed. While a man teetering on a 21stfloor ledge diverts attention, the worlds greatest diamond heist is underway. Misdaad thriller film geregisseerd door asger leth. The story has the usual plot holes and unrealistic situations, but that is the funniest part of this type of movie.
From the ledge of the 25th floor of a nyc skyscraper, where one wrong step means death, a cornered nick cassidy sam worthington must orchestrate a dangerous plan to prove his innocence for a. Jan 25, 2012 man on a ledge is a heist film with a great hook, a fast pace, and a major letdown of an ending. Watch man on a ledge online stream full movie directv. Man on a ledge 2012 asger leth cast and crew allmovie. With a movie like man on a ledge, however, i feel toyed with. As a police psychologist works to talk down an excon who is threatening to jump from a manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion. Jinseok is a young man, he narrates about his older brother, yooseok, and his admiration for him. Filming took place in new york city on top of the roosevelt hotel.
With lorenzo di bonaventura, joe hunt, asger leth, sam worthington. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Geregisseerd door matthew chapman, met patrick wilson, charlie hunnam en liv tyler man on a ledge 2012 moviemeter. Everything you need to know about man on a ledge movie 2012. Man on a ledge is een amerikaanse misdaadthriller uit 2012, geregisseerd door asger leth. The movie cuts back and forth between two preposterous plot lines and uses the man on the ledge as a device to pump up the tension. Forgotten is a 2017 south korean mystery thriller film directed by jang hangjun. When disgraced excop nick cassidy sam worthington steps onto the ledge of the highest floor of new yorks famous roosevelt hotel, more than just his life is at risk. Become a member to see moviemeter and news information about still here. Ive played along with more than one absurd plot in my life.
The ledge has a couple very strong performances and it explores some interesting issues. Jan, 2012 man on a ledge bluray featurette exclusive may 29, 2012. Man on a ledge is a 2012 thriller film directed by asger leth, starring sam worthington, jamie bell, elizabeth banks and ed harris. The ledge is 21 floors up on a manhattan highrise, and its. Chris allen is a technical author and writer with the following books available through amazon. Rent man on a ledge 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Sep 22, 2011 from the ledge of the 25th floor of a nyc skyscraper, where one wrong step means death, a cornered nick cassidy sam worthington must orchestrate a dangerous plan to prove his innocence for a. Hugh jackmanx menmooie mensenjean valjeangezicht fotografiemooie mannen. Jan 25, 2012 with a movie like man on a ledge, however, i feel toyed with. A police officer is assigned to talk him down and the conversation that follows the core of the film in flashback explores questions of morality. Joey and angie get the diamond and pass it along to the hotel bellhop, who turns out to be in on the scheme. He is in a car ride with his mother, father, and brother to their new home. Man on a ledge between last years illreceived drama the ledge and the marginally better, more actiondriven man on a ledge, auds may well find themselves craving a movie in which a man. Met sam worthington, elizabeth banks en jamie bell.
People then start gathering below to see what he will do. In man on a ledge, nick cassidysam worthington, a disgraced nypd detective, takes the opportunity of a fight with his brother joeyjamie bell at their fathers funeral to escape from custody. Detective marcus turns out to be a dirty cop, working for englander. And sometimes ludicrousness is the point, for instance in the crank movies. Box office mojo person id, p2688 external identifier, identifier of a person in the. As ive said earlier, we can only make a limited number of unique stories. T he man is nick cassidy sam worthington a former cop and wrongly convicted felon. It should come as no surprise that not everything is quite what it seems to be in man on a ledge, but the various reveals would have been more effective if the audience had been too distracted to. Man on a ledge 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A man checks into a hotel and then goes out onto the ledge.
Man on a ledge 2012 when disgraced excop nick cassidy sam worthington steps onto the ledge of the highest floor of new yorks famous roosevelt hotel, more than just his life is at risk. Sam worthington como nick cassidy 3 elizabeth banks como lydia mercer 3 jamie bell como joey cassidy 4 anthony mackie como mike ackerman. Jan 23, 2012 it should come as no surprise that not everything is quite what it seems to be in man on a ledge, but the various reveals would have been more effective if the audience had been too distracted to. For about 80 minutes, it crackles along at a breakneck pace, building suspense and tension, switching back and forth between three destinedtoconverge plotlines, and getting viewers ready for. But how should i react when the man on the ledge doesnt take it seriously. In new york city, nick cassidy sam worthington checks in to the roosevelt hotel under the false name of walker, goes to his hotel room at the top floor, and climbs on the ledge, apparently ready. The ledge 2012 this makingof piece shows how the ledge aspect was filmed. Man on the ledge 1955 suspense and tension mount when a man, poised on a high ledge, contemplates suicide.
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. The ledge is 21 floors up on a manhattan highrise, and its where hes attempting to clear his name. Its a heist picture, a thriller and a notthatthrilling one at that. From the ledge of the 25th floor of a nyc skyscraper, where one wrong step means death, a cornered nick cassidy sam worthington must orchestrate a dangerous plan. Video 3min 00sec, a wrongly imprisoned cop hatches a plan to clear his name that involves him threatening to jump off a manhattan highrise. A priceless diamond has been stolen, and the thieves responsible are using nick as their scapegoat. May 29, 2012 with lorenzo di bonaventura, joe hunt, asger leth, sam worthington. In new york city, nick cassidy sam worthington checks into the roosevelt hotel under the false name of walker, goes to his hotel room on the 21st floor, and climbs on the ledge, ready to commit suicide. Later we find that this is a smoke screen a heist that is in progress. Nick cassidy sam worthington makes a desperate and lifethreatening move to prove his innocence after he is framed for the theft of a rare.
This time, an excop was accused of stealing a diamond. The ledge 2011 after an atheistic neighbor charlie hunnam has an affair with his wife, a vengeful fundamentalist forces the man to choose between killing himself or allowing someone else to. But the folks who made it have enough of a sense of humor to get how silly it is and. Man on a ledge 2012 18 subtitles downloaded 5825 times. One step can change a life forever in the ledge, a sexy and suspenseful thriller, starring charlie hunnam, liv tyler, patrick wilson and terrence howard.
To prove his innocence, he went up in a highrise building and stood on a ledge, making it appear he will commit suicide. Unfortunately, their conversations are merely padding, much like the entire man on a ledge distraction. Man on a ledge story, man on a ledge hollywood movie story. There was an incredible amount of engineering expertise put into the film and its fascinating to see the hotel room on a track that slides back and forth, as well as the huge crane some 80 feet or so that floats above the street and delivers so many of the films. This is pretty much a noname cast who handle their parts strongly and realistically, with only ed harris being a recognizable face in the cast as the corrupt jeweler and realtor sending the man wrongly to prison, and then on the ledge of the roosevelt hotel. I found man on a ledge to be a very disappointing movie. Find movie and film cast and crew information for man on a ledge 2012 asger leth on allmovie. The movie cuts back and forth between two preposterous plot lines and uses the man on the ledge as a. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Man on a ledge is a suspenseful action adventure about a man who decides that the best way to declare his innocence is to threaten to jump from the 20th floor of a new york skyscraper. Man on a ledge is a suspenseful thriller about a framed police detective who comes up with a crazy scheme full of extreme measures to prove his innocence. The man says he will only talk to detective lydia mercer, a police negotiator. There are some satisfying thrills to be had here and overall, its not a bad watch. I responded strongly to tom cruise clinging to the walls of the worlds tallest building in mission.
Everything you need to know about man on a ledge movie. The film stars kang haneul, kim muyeol, moon sungkeun and na younghee. Parents need to know that the main character in man on a ledge spends much of the film perched on a ledge atop a tall building, only one step away from falling to his death. Dit had niet veel uit hoeven te maken als het tenminste niet veranderde in een standaard, clichematige film. Man on a ledge bluray featurette exclusive may 29, 2012. The story revolves around a police psychologist and her attempts to talk down the excon. The ledge is a philosophical thriller that starts with a man climbing to the top of a building clearly intending to jump. Michela addis is associate professor, man agement and. In man on a ledge, nick cassidy sam worthington, a disgraced nypd detective, takes the opportunity of a fight with his brother joey jamie bell at their fathers funeral to escape from custody. With sam worthington, elizabeth banks, jamie bell, mandy gonzalez.
The bulk of the narrative originates from bell and rodriguez heist ordeal which, again, is absolutely solid on its own foundations. There are references to suicide, several fistfights and shootouts which cause mortal injuries, and some swearing including fk and st, as well as two characters. Detective hollis lucetti terrence howard receives news from a doctor that he has been sterile his entire life. In the heartpounding thriller man on a ledge, nick cassidy sam worthington makes a desperate and lifethreatening move to prove his innocence after he is framed for the theft of a rare, prized diamond. Moviemeter film id, p1970 external identifier, identifier for a film on the website.
The main drawback is the amount of strong foul language in the script. Watch man on a ledge streaming online hulu free trial. Feb 02, 2012 t he man is nick cassidy sam worthington a former cop and wrongly convicted felon. It is generally a fair proposition to accept the basic premise of a film, no matter how ludicrous, and see where the filmmakers take it. Geregisseerd door matthew chapman, met patrick wilson, charlie hunnam en liv tylerman on a ledge 2012 moviemeter. I couldnt engage with any of the characters and thought the plot highly unlikely and contrived. Man on a ledge is a movie made to grab the audiences attention, engage its anxieties, fuel its resentments towards the rich and greedy and send people home saying i liked that film and it. Watch man on a ledge starring sam worthington in this drama on directv. Man on a ledge is a thriller completely devoid of thrills, as the viewers never get the sense that the heist may fail or that nick is in any real danger. Man on a ledge trailer 2011 official movie releases 2012 starring sam worthington, elizabeth banks, anthony mackie, jamie bell man on a ledge movie hits. The ledge is a 2011 american thriller drama film written and directed by matthew chapman, starring charlie hunnam, terrence howard, liv tyler, christopher gorham, and patrick wilson. He is willing to go as far as he needs toin this case, to a ledge on the roosevelt hotel, 31 stories up.
There was an incredible amount of engineering expertise put into the film and its fascinating to see the hotel room on a track. Rent man on a ledge 2012 starring sam worthington and elizabeth banks on dvd and bluray. Jan 23, 2012 man on a ledge between last years illreceived drama the ledge and the marginally better, more actiondriven man on a ledge, auds may well find themselves craving a movie in which a man. Marcus arrests joey and angie and brings them to the roof where nick is he finally got off the ledge and englander is there as well. Man on a ledge 2012 an nypd hostage negotiator elizabeth banks attempts to talk copturnedfugitive nick cassidy sam worthington down from a high ledge, but she learns that he may have a hidden motive for threatening to take his own life. Een expolitieman dreigt van het dak van een hotel te springen, middenin manhattan. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. An excop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a manhattan hotel rooftop.