Movies and TvShows featuring "walking-on-a-ledge" theme.
In 1984, 13-year-old Donny Berger begins a relationship with his teacher, Mary McGarricle, resulting in pregnancy and her imprisonment. In 2012, Donny, now a broke alcoholic slacker, discovers he owes back-taxes and must organize a reunion with Todd and Mary for a TV show. Donny arrives at Todd's wedding and tries to convince him to participate, causing conflict and revealing the truth about his past. Despite the chaos, Todd ultimately confronts the truth, breaks up with his fiancé, and accepts Donny as his father.
Cat's Eye is an anthology film consisting of three stories connected by a mysterious cat. The cat becomes a companion to a little girl, helps a man quit smoking, and saves a woman from a sadistic troll. The stories explore themes of addiction, menace, and the power of pets.
Terry Doolittle, a computer operator at a bank, inadvertently comes into contact with a secret message and is captured by the CIA. They believe she has information they need to obtain funds for a covert operation. Terry must navigate a world of espionage, danger, and paranoia as she tries to survive and outsmart her captors, including the mysterious Jack Flack. Along the way, she fights, escapes from dangerous situations, and races against time to uncover the truth and save herself.
In this dark comedy, a man named Simon James finds his life turned upside down when his doppelganger, James Simon, starts working at his office. As Simon tries to uncover the truth behind James' identity and their connection, he begins to question his own sanity and reality. With themes of identity, duality, and paranoia, 'The Double' is a surreal exploration of one man's descent into madness.
Barefoot in the Park is a comedy film about a newlywed couple, played by Jane Fonda and Robert Redford, who struggle to adjust to married life in a small New York City apartment. The film follows their comedic adventures as they navigate various challenges, including meddling in-laws, arguments, and cultural differences. Despite their differences, they learn to compromise and find happiness in their unconventional relationship.
The Enforcer is a crime thriller film-noir movie released in 1951. The story revolves around an assistant district attorney who is tasked with taking down a criminal gang. As he gets closer to exposing their operation, he becomes a target and must navigate a dangerous web of deception and violence. With twists and turns at every corner, the Enforcer will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Thoroughly Modern Millie is a romantic comedy musical set in the 1920s. Millie Dillmount moves to New York City with dreams of marrying a wealthy man, but soon finds herself entangled in a scheme involving white slavery. With the help of new friends and a dashing hero, Millie must navigate the Jazz Age and find true love.
The Barefoot Executive is a comedy film about a young man named Steven Post who works in the mailroom of a television network. He discovers that his girlfriend's chimpanzee, Raffles, has a talent for picking successful television shows. With Raffles' help, Steven rises up the corporate ladder and becomes a successful executive. However, he soon realizes that being successful comes with its own challenges.
Plaza Suite is a 1971 movie that takes place at the luxurious Plaza Hotel in New York City. The film consists of three separate stories, each focusing on a different couple staying at the hotel. The comedic drama explores themes of marriage, infidelity, and the complexities of relationships. With a star-studded cast and witty dialogue, Plaza Suite provides an entertaining and thought-provoking look into the lives of various individuals connected by their shared experiences at the famous hotel.
Mina, a young college student, has her life ripped away after her family is killed. When she finds out their murder was part of a botched kidnapping to return her to her real father—a terrorist in the middle east.
The Shooter follows an undercover agent who becomes tangled in a web of murder and intrigue. As he investigates a series of bizarre self-mutilations, he is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse. With intense car chases, foot pursuits, and a political assassination plot, he must navigate a dangerous world of spies and assassins.
In 'High and Dizzy,' a man sleepwalks through a series of comedic mishaps, including encounters with a police officer, a doctor, and a nurse. He finds himself in a high-rise apartment building, walking on ledges and hanging on for dear life. With slapstick comedy and hilarious stunts, this film is a true classic of the silent era.
In this comedy short film, a man disguises himself as a woman in order to ask his boss for his daughter's hand in marriage. Hilarity ensues as he navigates through various comedic situations, including hiding under a desk, climbing up a building, and getting caught in a trapdoor.
Majboor (1974) is a gripping drama, mystery, and thriller film that revolves around the story of a paralyzed man who is manipulated into committing crimes by a mysterious individual. With a brain tumor threatening his life, he must navigate a world of murder, escape, and deception to survive.
After an extended stay in England, Sophie Lang returns to America. She is beautiful, sophisticated--and a notorious jewel thief. A New York police detective who's been trying to nail her finally comes up with what seems a foolproof scheme--to catch her off guard by having her fall for a handsome and suave jewel thief who happens to be in the U.S. traveling under an assumed name.
A bandleader tries to romance a dancer by sending her boyfriend, a musician, out of town. However, things get complicated when he finds out that a gangster has designs on her too.
Mrs. Wharton, a dashing widow, gives a party at her beautiful villa in honor of the presentation to her of a handsome diamond necklace by her fiancé. During the evening bridge participated in by a number of the guests, among whom is Myrtle Vane. Miss Vane is playing in wretched luck, and is advised several times by Mrs. Wharton to desist, but she still plays on in the vain hopes of the tide of fortune turning, until at last, in the extreme of desperation, she stakes her all and loses. Shame and disgrace stare her in the face. What can she do to recoup her depleted fortune? As one of the guests there is Professor Francois Paracelsus, the eminent palmister, who of course, was called upon to read the palms of those present. Sheets of paper were prepared and each imprinted their hand on a sheet to be read by the erudite soothsayer at his leisure, and so were left on the drawing room table.
G-men grab a gangster and a governor thanks to a clerk in the fingerprints division.
An English voice talks to the Pink Panther, who is reading a book about secret agents, and suggests to the panther that he become an agent. Intrigued at this idea, the Pink Panther dons a trench coat, hat, and pipe and walks nonchalantly on city streets, looking for enemy spies. He comes upon a gang of foreign agents scheming to detonate a series of black-ball bombs, and when they realize he is following them, they shoot him with guns, lure him into a crocodile trap, and, under cover of darkness aboard a train, replace his cigarette with a bomb.
Broke lion tamers travel to Africa to make a movie about Amazon women, from a distance.