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How far would you go to prove your innocence?

Ex-cop Nick Cassidy was sent to jail, convicted of stealing, and destroying, a $40-million diamond from David Englander. He has just escaped from prison to embark on a daring heist: to stand in plain sight, while the crime he was convicted of is committed, and in so doing prove his innocence. He is willing to go as far as he needs to--in this case, [[ThePrecariousLedge to a ledge on the Roosevelt Hotel, 31 stories up.]]

''Man on a Ledge'' is a 2012 {{thriller}} {{film}} directed by Asger Leth, starring Creator/SamWorthington, Creator/JamieBell, Creator/GenesisRodriguez, Creator/ElizabethBanks and Creator/EdHarris.
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!!''Man on a Ledge'' contains the following tropes:
* AcceptableBreaksFromReality:
** Lots. In the real world, a person will need to spend at least some time in the courtroom to clear their name. Also, a lot of actions taken by the characters would likely get them shot by police.
** Though the point of "Being on the Ledge" is that the whole thing is being filmed by the local news, and a lot of police don't want to be on camera doing the shooting. Also, the film outright notes the New York governor issued a pardon - cutting through a lot of court time and red tape.
* AirVentPassageway: Several. The last one comes with a side order of {{Claustrophobia}} for poor Angie.
* BilingualBonus: Angie swears in Spanish twice.
* BrokenBird: Detective Mercer is haunted by memories of [[DarkAndTroubledPast a fellow cop whose suicide she couldn't prevent]].
* CameraSpoofing: Of the "Polaroid Punk" variety. Subverted in that the guards never catch on.
* ChekhovsGun: The air bag that is placed down near the beginning of the movie, when the police think he's a potential suicide.
* ClearMyName: Nick has to orchestrate a theft to do so, otherwise he will be in Sing Sing Prison for the rest of his life.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: David Englander. The man is big on apparently charitable and gentrifying work, but like many other people, the real estate bubble burst hurt his wallet a bit... good thing he's got an insurance policy for a multi-million-dollar diamond that he can defraud... and a man he can make a patsy... and plenty of connections in the police that can help him set it up.
* DirtyCop: Several of them; part of the plot is figuring out who they are.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: There is a man. He is on a ledge for much of the movie.
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Nick's father. The funeral is when Nick pulls off his GreatEscape and the man pretends to be Roosevelt Hotel personnel to help him afterwards.]]
* GreatEscape: Nick at the ending of the HowWeGotHere flashback on the first act, during his father's funeral.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler:[[Creator/AnthonyMackie Mike]] may have been a DirtyCop, but he shoots Marcus to stop him from killing Nick and Joey. It may have gotten him killed]].
* TheHeist: The attempt to steal the diamond from Englander to show he got it, with the titular suicide attempt being a distraction.
* JustLikeRobinHood: Kind of. More proving a man's innocence than an actual redistribution of wealth.
* LeapOfFaith: Near the end, Nick takes a running leap off the ledge... and lands safely on the air bag the police put out an hour of movie-time ago.
* LingerieScene: [[MsFanservice Angie]] gets one where she's shown in her bra and panties (both pink) while changing clothes.
* LogoJoke: The Summit Entertainment logo has a background of New York skyscrapers on it, seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QiUdDwFxXs here]].
%%* MissionImpossibleCableDrop
* MsFanservice: Angie is very beautiful, wearing a tanktop that shows her cleavage for much of the film, along with the camera focusing on her backside while in tight pants as well. She also strips to her underwear once.
* MultitaskedConversation: Joey tells Nick in his earpiece when he and Angie spot a sensor they didn't know was there, just as Lydia is telling Nick what she's be doing if she wasn't there to talk him off the ledge (eating at a favorite restaurant). Nick says out loud that what's being described to him sounds hot, but it needs to be cooled down. Both Joey and Lydia think Nick is saying this to Lydia, with Joey getting irritated because he thinks Nick is ignoring him to flirt with Lydia ([[HypocriticalHumor though it doesn't stop him from asking Nick if Lydia's attractive]]). It's Angie who realizes Nick is telling Joey the sensor is a heat sensor, and that Joey should cool it down.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Sam Worthington's character is perhaps the only New York cop with an Australian accent.
* PoliceBrutality: Officer Marcus assaults Joey while he is handcuffed.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Englander calls Angie a "little Chihuahua".
* ThePrecariousLedge: The film is pretty much built around this trope. TheProtagonist spends a great deal of time standing on the ledge of a building over a city.
* PrecisionFStrike
-->'''Mercer:''' I know Cassidy's not on this ledge to say goodbye.
-->'''Dougherty:''' Yeah? What's he saying?
-->'''Mercer:''' "Fuck you."
* PrimalFear: Definitely the ''Heights and Falling'' sort. See also AirVentPassageway.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: David Englander. The man's benefit work is just so he can show off he's got money to toss away... and when he's feeling a little low, he's got no problem arranging a big fraud and putting a man in prison for life.
* SideBet: Suzie and her cameraman make a bet on whether or not Nick will jump.
* SpicyLatina: Angie. She has a feisty personality, drops a few Spanish insults at the bad guys and is very beautiful, as shown off by outfits that highlight her good looks (also [[LingerieScene stripping down to her lingerie]] once).
* SmugSnake: David Englander, all over. When he walks away thinking he's going to become a KarmaHoudini at the finale, he actually stops for a moment to blow a big kiss at Nick.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Jack and Lydia aren't too thrilled to be working together at first to get Nick off the ledge, but they eventually thaw towards each other, and near the end of the movie, Jack admits he would be proud to work with her again.
* ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld: Winners and losers. Guess which one Englander thinks he's in?
* TitleDrop: Delivered by the NYPD desk sergeant.
-->''"We need an emergency service unit at The Roosevelt, 45th and Madison. Shut down the block, we got a man on a ledge."''
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Did [[spoiler:Mike survive being shot]] near the end?
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