2011 · drama · thriller · heist
The Ledge
Directed by Matthew Chapman1h 41m2011
A thriller in which a battle of philosophies between a fundamentalist Christian and an atheist who shares an apartment with a gay friend escalates into a lethal battle of wills.
Our read: The Ledge (2011) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · thriller · heist entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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