The Negotiator (1998)
He frees hostages for a living. Now he's taking hostages to survive.
- Released
- Runtime 2h 20m
- Director F. Gary Gray
- Genres Action Crime Drama Thriller
- Rating 7.1/10 (2,485 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Samuel L. Jackson
as Lt. Danny Roman
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Kevin Spacey
as Lt. Chris Sabian
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David Morse
as Cdr. Adam Beck
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Ron Rifkin
as Cdr. Grant Frost
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John Spencer
as Chief Al Travis
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J.T. Walsh
as Insp. Terence Niebaum
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Siobhan Fallon Hogan
as Maggie
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Paul Giamatti
as Rudy
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Regina Taylor
as Karen Roman
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Bruce Beatty
as Markus
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Michael Cudlitz
as Palermo
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Carlos Gómez
as Eagle
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Tim Kelleher
as Argento
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Dean Norris
as Scott
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Nestor Serrano
as Hellman
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Doug Spinuzza
as Tonray
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Leonard L. Thomas
as Allen
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Stephen Lee
as Farley
Crew
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F. Gary Gray
Director
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Russell Carpenter
Director of Photography
- Christian Wagner Editor
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Graeme Revell
Original Music Composer
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Arnon Milchan
Producer
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David Hoberman
Producer
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James DeMonaco
Screenplay
- Kevin Fox Screenplay
