Film

The Negotiator

1998 · 2h 20m · Action · Crime · Drama

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

IMDb

7.3

Metacritic

62

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.

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

Tim Kelleher

Argento

Dean Norris

Scott

Nestor Serrano

Hellman

Doug Spinuzza

Tonray

• F. Gary GrayDirector
• Kevin FoxScreenplay
• James DeMonacoScreenplay
• Arnon MilchanProducer
• David HobermanProducer
• Webster StoneExecutive Producer
• Robert StoneExecutive Producer
• David NicksayExecutive Producer
• Russell CarpenterDirector of Photography
• Graeme RevellOriginal Music Composer

The Negotiator (1998) Trailer

Release date

July 29, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 20m

Rated

R

Budget

$50,000,000

Revenue

$44,547,681

Genres

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

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