Man on a Ledge

Man on a Ledge (2012) is a crime thriller you can watch online on iFILM. Disgraced ex-cop Nick Cassidy steps out onto the ledge of a Manhattan hotel and threatens to jump. Traffic stops, a crowd gathers, and the NYPD scrambles negotiators to the roof.

But the jump is a feint. Nick was convicted of stealing a diamond he never touched, and while he keeps the whole city staring upward, his brother and the brother's girlfriend crack a vault in the building across the street. Sam Worthington plays the cornered fugitive, Elizabeth Banks the police psychologist sent to talk him in, and Ed Harris the ruthless magnate whose gemstone started it all. Jamie Bell and Anthony Mackie keep the pace tight.

Director Asger Leth runs two stories at once: a tense standoff high above the street and a brazen heist a few floors down. Manhattan is shot from dizzying angles, and a couple of minutes on that ledge stretch out forever. Stream Man on a Ledge (2012) online on iFILM.