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The 2012 film Man on a Ledge serves as a distinct example of how this trope can be weaponized for a thriller plot. The film is a fascinating artifact because it takes the inherent sadness of the situation—the potential suicide—and turns it into a puzzle box.

The man on the ledge isn't a hero. He isn't a villain. He's just a person who forgot that there is a warm room with solid floors waiting just behind him. man on a ledge