8 Films Where People Hang From Giant Clocks

This seems to be a timeless movie trope. (See what I did there?)

1. Safety Last!

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The one that started it all. Not only is Harold Lloyd the first to do this (I don't know if this is true or not. What am i supposed to do? Research?) but he did his own stunts, as well.

2. Back To The Future

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Another Lloyd dangling off a clock. What are the chances?

3. Hugo

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Martin Scorsese's ode to silent films not only pays homage to "Safety Last!" by having his protagonist, Hugo, hang from a giant clock, but he also shows a clip of it early in the film.

4. The Great Mouse Detective

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Trust me, for a mouse, a clock is huuuuge. Other things that are huge to mice: sofas, chairs, trees, the mortgage crisis, etc.

5. Shanghai Knights

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Oh, I get it; the first one was Shangai Noon, and this is "nights." Clever. Wait, what were we talking about, again?

6. Project A

Another Jackie Chan movie where he hangs from a clock? How did we get this lucky?!

7. The Thirty Nine Steps (1978 version)

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The conspiratorial "Thirty Nine Steps" not only refers to the number of steps in Big Ben's clock tower, but 3 + 9 = 12... 1 + 2 = 3... 3 branches of government... Illuminatti... Jay Z... PB&J... types of peanut butter... Which brings us to...

8. Peter Pan

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Phew! We made it! I know they're not hanging, per se, but that's only because of the fairy dust.