The Negotiator

The Negotiator

1998 · 140 min · EN · R · 7.1 (2,391 votes)
Dir. F. Gary Gray · Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer, J.T. Walsh · Music Graeme Revell

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

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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.

VIBE

This is a high-stakes, dialogue-driven thriller that keeps you on edge. It feels like a pressure cooker, full of desperate pleas and intellectual sparring, as trust erodes and the truth becomes a moving target. The atmosphere is gritty and intense, driven by a relentless fight for justice against a corrupt system.

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