The Negotiator

The Negotiator (1998)

He frees hostages for a living. Now he's taking hostages to survive.

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 might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demands that another well-known negotiator be brought in to handle the situation and secretly investigate the conspiracy.

Date of release
1998-07-29
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (2512)
Runtime
2h 20m
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director
F. Gary Gray

Casting

  • Samuel L. Jackson — Lt. Danny Roman
  • Kevin Spacey — Lt. Chris Sabian
  • David Morse — Cdr. Adam Beck
  • Ron Rifkin — Cdr. Grant Frost
  • John Spencer — Chief Al Travis
  • J.T. Walsh — Insp. Terence Niebaum
  • Siobhan Fallon Hogan — Maggie
  • Paul Giamatti — Rudy
  • Regina Taylor — Karen Roman
  • Bruce Beatty — Markus
  • Michael Cudlitz — Palermo
  • Carlos Gómez — Eagle

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