Movies like Man on a Ledge
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Man on a Ledge (2012)
155K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
surprise ending, exciting, tricky, suspenseful, tense, clever, entertaining, sexy, psychological, thought provoking ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
heist, twists and turns, swat team, robbery, mind game, suspense, investigation, conspiracy, caper, thief, dishonesty, betrayal, perfect crime, chase, nypd, surveillance, kidnapping, creativity, corruption, happy ending, police corruption, police investigation, storage unit, cons and scams, gem ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
new york, usa
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Most similar movies to Man on a Ledge
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, suspenseful, entertaining and serious films with plots about chase, suspense, betrayal, mentor, catastrophe, dialogue and twists and turns mostly in Thriller, Crime and Action genres. Some movies like Man on a Ledge: Inside Man (2006), Tower Heist (2011), Ocean's Eleven (2001), The Next Three Days (2010), Now You See Me (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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379K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Bank robber Dalton Russell enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors and takes hostages, working methodically and without haste. Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing. With an ...
Style:
clever, tricky, surprise ending, confusing, tense ...
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, hostage, robbery, police, bank, thief, perfect crime, master criminal, manipulation, swat team, twists and turns ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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100%
147K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty ...
Style:
entertaining, feel good, funny, humorous, sexy ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
heist, safecracker, fbi, thief, thanksgiving, skyscraper, working class, justice, gold, revenge, con men, planning ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to ...
Style:
clever, witty, exciting, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
heist, thief, casino, deception, cons and scams, con artists, outsmarting, caper, group of criminals, perfect crime, scheme, twists and turns ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, atlantic city, usa, los angeles, atlantic city new jersey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder. Lara Brennan is arrested for murdering her boss with whom she had an argument. It seems she was seen leaving the scene of the crime and her fingerprints were on ...
Style:
clever, suspenseful, romantic, serious, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
prison escape, life turned upside down, false accusation, injustice, confined, suspense, innocent, resourceful, husband wife relationship, family relations, love, escape ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, venezuela, usa, canada, haiti ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Style:
clever, surprise ending, entertaining, intellectual, twist ending ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
heist, twists and turns, con artists, perfect crime, scheme, outsmarting, fbi, teamwork, bank robbery, cons and scams, mind game, card trick ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, new orleans, new york, paris france, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Movies similar to Law Abiding Citizen
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that ...
Style:
suspenseful, intellectual, serious, intense, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, hostage, suspense, uncover truth, corruption, police corruption, twists and turns, false accusation, conspiracy, frame up, negotiation, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Place:
chicago illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
387K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, humorous, sexy, tense ...
Audience:
teens, manly, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
heist, car chase, chase, car, car race, favela, street racing, gang, organized crime, on the run, freedom, twists and turns ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
brazil, tokyo, latin america, rio de janeiro, monaco ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Italy, UK, Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, ...
Style:
clever, exciting, funny, entertaining, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
heist, robbery, car chase, bank robbery, revenge, mentor, perfect crime, caper, suspense, gold, chase, vengeance ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
italy, los angeles, venice, philadelphia, san francisco ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Mysterious cell phone messages promise a young American engineer untold wealth - then make him the target of a deadly international plot. Dangerous security operatives chase the engineer across the globe, while a powerful government official pursues ...
Style:
clever, tense, captivating, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
surveillance, chase, twists and turns, spy, computer, a.i., computer system, technology gone awry, computers and web, government agency, on the run, conspiracy ...
Time:
future
Place:
usa, russia, las vegas, washington d.c., czech republic ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Danny Ocean reunites with his old flame and the rest of his merry band of thieves in carrying out three huge heists in Rome, Paris and Amsterdam – but a Europol agent is hot on their heels.
Style:
entertaining, clever, stylized, humorous, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
heist, con artists, robbery, perfect crime, master thief, thief, con men, planning, suspense, twists and turns, art thief, cheating ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, europe, rome italy, paris france, new orleans ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Ocean's Eleven related movies
125K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, realistic, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
heist, robbery, fight scenes, tough heroes, gangsters, betrayal, thief, revenge, mafia, romancing a criminal, car chase, happy ending ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, new orleans, usa, miami, ohio ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
284K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.
Style:
ridiculous, funny, exciting, tense, anamorphic ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
heist, thief, interpol, agent, mission, ruse, criminal, wanted, art thief, money, chase, female criminal ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
london, argentina, england, rome italy, sardinia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
584K
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unsuccessful writer whose life is transformed by a top-secret "smart drug" that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract ...
Style:
clever, thought provoking, philosophical, intellectual, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
intelligence, success, ambition, rise to the top, creativity, life turned upside down, experimental drug, prodigy, rags to riches, superhuman powers, resourceful, overnight success ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
65K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In "Sabotage", Arnold Schwarzenegger leads an elite DEA task force that takes on the world's deadliest drug cartels. When the team successfully executes a high-stakes raid on a cartel safe house, they think their work is done - until, ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, intense, brutal, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police investigation, drug cartel, vengeance, crime scene, suspense, revenge, death of friend, dishonesty, tough law enforcer, heist, violent, investigation ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
mexico, california, atlanta, georgia, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
108K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, entertaining, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
manhunt, cia, frame up, agent, suspense, twists and turns, tough cop, on the run, mole, corruption, law enforcement, escape ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, chicago illinois, san francisco, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Limitless similar movies
46K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Master thief Will Montgomery is just released from the State penitentiary after serving a 10 year sentence, is contacted by Vincent, his ex comrade in crime, who is holding Will’s teenage daughter ransom in a hijacked taxi cab. Vincent will only ...
Style:
exciting, intense, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
kidnapping, fbi, heist, father daughter relationship, robbery, chase, car chase, violence, thief, rescue, greed, ex convict ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new orleans, usa, louisiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
150K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Hondo Harrelson recruits Jim Street to join an elite unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Together they seek out more members, including tough Deke Kay and single mom Chris Sanchez. The team's first big assignment is to escort crime boss ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, sexy, buddy movie ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, boys' night
Plot:
swat team, police, law enforcement, partners, basic training, police brutality, sniper, tough law enforcer, hostage, squad, chase, violence ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, north america, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their investigation takes them from Berlin, ...
Style:
clever, exciting, suspenseful, sexy, enigmatic ...
Plot:
conspiracy, spy, interpol, murder, investigation, intrigue, assassin, espionage, chase, lawyer, gunfight, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, middle east, israel, usa, berlin germany ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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274K
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, twist ending, rough, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
suspense, psychopath, sniper, hostage, mind game, hopes, trapped, murder, dishonesty, psychological manipulation, sin, terrorist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
38K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore ...
Style:
surprise ending, suspenseful, clever, tricky, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, gangsters, robbery, blackmail, gunfight, criminal, twists and turns, gold, mastermind, con artists, deception, suspense ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Movies similar to Red Notice
124K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago – smuggling – to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farraday finds himself wanted by cops, crooks and killers alike.
Style:
realistic, exciting, clever, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
smuggling, gunfight, robbery, criminal heroes, drug lord, dishonesty, conspiracy, drugs, gangsters, caper, rivalry, mafia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new orleans, boston, usa
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50%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.
Style:
exciting, clever, tricky, absurd, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, robbery, master criminal, con men, betrayal, caper, creativity, chase, police investigation, one last job, organized crime, suspense ...
Time:
future
Place:
new york, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
190K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. ...
Style:
exciting, sexy, entertaining, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
hacker, spy, computer hacker, heist, bank robbery, computer, suspense, terrorism, twists and turns, hot and sexy, hostage, master criminal ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, monte carlo, california, malibu california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A secret service agent is framed as the mole in an assassination attempt on the president. He must clear his name and foil another assassination attempt while on the run from a relentless FBI agent.
Style:
suspenseful, intense, rough, sexy, slasher ...
Plot:
secret service, frame up, suspense, conspiracy, investigation, spy, assassination, espionage, on the run, double agent, blackmail, uncover truth ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
59K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
State-of-the-art security system creator, Jack Stanfield has cemented his reputation as a man who's thought of everything. But when a criminal finds a way into Jack's personal life, everything Jack holds dear is suddenly at stake.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, exciting, serious, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, suspense, rescue, family in danger, robbery, blackmail, computer, hostage, heist, surveillance, bank robbery, hacking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington state, usa, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train, hijacking, hostage, heist, suspense, terrorism, twists and turns, caper, race against time, kidnapping, chase, police investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, new jersey, coney island brooklyn new york city, usa, manhattan new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
116K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, road movie, entertaining, intense ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
chase, race against time, delivery, organized crime, police corruption, on the run, bicycle, chinese immigrant, suspense, twists and turns, justice, conspiracy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, san francisco, new jersey ...
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31%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that he and his team will do anything to bring ...
Style:
clever, entertaining, exciting, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
girls' night, manly, boys' night, teens, date night
Plot:
heist, casino, mentor, revenge, robbery, perfect crime, gambling, con artists, thief, criminal's revenge, conspiracy, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa, north america, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
196K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Spain, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular set of skills to track the real killer ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, breathtaking, perverse ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
revenge, murder, kidnapping, one man army, on the run, runaway, chase, frame up, hostage, police investigation, framed for murder, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, europe, california, santa monica california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin 'Cassius', forces retired CIA operative, Paul Shepherson to team with rookie FBI agent, Ben Geary to solve the crime. Having spent ...
Style:
suspenseful, intense, tense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
spy, double agent, assassination, espionage, investigation, cia, special agents, suspense, plot twist, twists and turns, ex law enforcer, hunt down ...
Time:
2010s, year 1988, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, russia, washington d.c., paris france, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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