Man on a Ledge
An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled.
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2007★ 6.8
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2001★ 7.5
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2021★ 6.7
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White Heat
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Odds Against Tomorrow
1959★ 6.8
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Pushover
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