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The Negotiator

The Negotiator

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

19987.12h 20m

Overview

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.

Directed by F. Gary Gray
Written by Kevin Fox, James DeMonaco
Produced by Arnon Milchan, David Hoberman
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $44.5M

Top Cast

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Lt. Danny Roman

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Lt. Chris Sabian

David Morse

David Morse

Cdr. Adam Beck

Ron Rifkin

Ron Rifkin

Cdr. Grant Frost

John Spencer

John Spencer

Chief Al Travis

J. T. Walsh

J. T. Walsh

Insp. Terence Niebaum

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Maggie

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

Rudy

Regina Taylor

Regina Taylor

Karen Roman

Bruce Beatty

Bruce Beatty

Markus

Themes & Keywords

chicago, illinoiscorruptionpolicehostageinnocencepensionhostage-takingmurderconspiracybullet woundurban settingnegotiator

About The Negotiator

The Negotiator is a action, crime, drama, thriller film released in 1998 exploring themes of chicago, illinois, corruption, police, hostage, innocence, pension. Directed by F. Gary Gray, it stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse. 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.

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