The Ledge
2011 · Movie · R · 101 min · ★ 6.2 · 24% critics
A man stands on a high-rise ledge as a police negotiator tries to talk him down, while the events that brought him there unfold in flashbacks. What starts as a tense personal crisis becomes a heated clash over faith, doubt, control, and love, pushing everyone toward an impossible choice.
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-05-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 24/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (393 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a talky, high-stakes thriller that mixes relationship drama with debates about faith and belief; Not for you if you dislike melodrama, bleak tension, or implausible choices like in Double Jeopardy.
Pros: tense moral standoff; strong performances; thought-provoking themes | Cons: uneven pacing; heavy-handed stereotypes; thin character depth
Themes
- adultery
- infidelity
- husband wife relationship
- prayer
- atheist
- religion
Cast & crew
Charlie Hunnam
as Gavin Nichols
Liv Tyler
as Shana Harris
Terrence Howard
as Hollis Lucetti
Patrick Wilson
as Joe Harris
Jaqueline Fleming
as Angela Lucetti
Mike Pniewski
as Lt. Markowitz
- JB
Jillian Batherson
as Harper
Dean J. West
as Frank
Amber Gaiennie
as News Anchor
Katia Gomez
as Selena
Directed by Matthew Chapman