The Ledge (2011)

A police officer looks to talk down a young man lured by his lover's husband to the ledge of a high rise, where he has one hour to contemplate a fateful decision.

Director:

Matthew Chapman

Writer:

Matthew Chapman

Stars:

Charlie Hunnam, Terrence Howard, Patrick Wilson

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charlie Hunnam	...	Gavin Nichols
Terrence Howard	...	Det. Hollis Lucetti
Liv Tyler	...	Shana Harris
Patrick Wilson	...	Joe Harris
Jaqueline Fleming	...	Angela Lucetti
Christopher Gorham	...	Chris (as Chris Gorham)
Maxine Greco	...	Consuela
Geraldine Singer	...	Doctor
Dean J. West	...	Frank (as Dean West)
Brianna Dufrene	...	Gail
Jillian Batherson	...	Harper
Tyler Humphrey	...	Jimmy
Mike Pniewski	...	Lt. Markowitz
Katia Gomez	...	Selena

Storyline

A thriller in which a battle of philosophies between a fundamentalist Christian and an atheist escalates into a lethal battle of wills. Ultimately, as a test of faith, or lack of it, the believer forces the non-believer onto the ledge of a tall building. He then has one hour to make a choice between his own life and someone else's. Without faith in an afterlife, will he be capable of such a sacrifice?

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Plot Keywords:

nonlinear timeline | death of daughter | suicide | african american | infidelity | 

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Taglines:

One life. One chance. One step.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality, language and some violent content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Germany Saudi Arabia

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 May 2011 (Belarus)

Also Known As:

Au bord du gouffre

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,176, 10 July 2011

Gross USA:

$9,216

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$610,986

Company Credits

Production Co:

Foresight Unlimited, VIP Media Group, Michael Mailer Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shana asks if Gavin was a teacher and Gavin replies "Yes". Charlie Hunnam played a PE teacher in Green Street Hooligans (2005).

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Goofs

At 1:12:27 into the movie, as the camera pans to Gavin on the ledge talking to Hollis, the sun is high casting only a partial shadow ton the gray building in the background. The camera then switches to just Hollis looking out of the window, and when it goes back to show Gavin again, the shadow on the gray building behind him covers it almost completely. But the next two times we see Gavin at the same spot the shadow moves back and forth, revealing that the scenes were shot earlier but cut in for the sake of the narrative.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Det. Hollis Lucetti: Yeah, I'm not really sure I even want to do this. But this couple down at the precinct, they've been at me for this for a year now, and I've known them for 15 years, I mean, John and Jane Connelly, they're real good people, but you know, they can't have kids, so he goes, you know, "If I had a child I'd want to be like Hollis", aw shoot, I don't even know why...
Doctor: Mr. Lucetti. Mr. Lucetti.
Det. Hollis Lucetti: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm just so nervous. This ain't my normal routine. You know, in a jar ...
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Connections

Referenced in Rewind This! (2013)

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Soundtracks

In The Pouring Rain
Written by Jonathan Spottiswoode (ASCAP)
Performed by Spottiswoode And His Enemies

User Reviews

Don't Jump! Suspense Coupled With Theological Discussions Works

The film opens from the edge from a ten-story building ledge, as a cop who has just been told of his wife's infidelity attempts to save a man who has decided to jump off the building--that's a good start! The rest follows and fascinates as there are two parallel tales are simultaneously related.

One of the marks of this film's fascination is that it can be read in many different ways--essentially a thriller, it is also a story that questions the nature of human love, of our place in the universe, as well as the human relationship to whatever God might be worshiped. It features some outstanding ensemble acting by a quartet of four, each of whom defines a character with both strengths and flaws...rather perversely, one waits out the film to see a possible suicide, and as Hitchcock so often implicates members of the audience as voyeurs, one feels similarly (if willingly) manipulated here.