The Negotiator

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

Jul 29 1998 R 2h 20m
Action, Crime, Drama

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.

Plot

In the midst of an elaborate conspiracy, an expert negotiator is driven to the edge when he's framed for the murder of his partner, as well as embezzling money from his department's pension fund. His only chance to prove his innocence is to take hostages himself, acquire the services of another expert negotiator, and find out who's running the conspiracy before it's too late.

Written by

James DeMonaco, Kevin Fox

Directed by

F. Gary Gray

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Germany

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Regency Enterprises

Languages

Italiano, English

Awards

2 wins & 6 nominations total

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