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The Negotiator

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

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The Negotiator — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • July 29, 1998
  • Runtime
  • 140 min
  • Genres
  • Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • Director
  • F. Gary Gray

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The Negotiator — Cast

Samuel L. Jackson photo Samuel L. Jackson Lt. Danny Roman Kevin Spacey photo Kevin Spacey Lt. Chris Sabian David Morse photo David Morse Cdr. Adam Beck Ron Rifkin photo Ron Rifkin Cdr. Grant Frost John Spencer photo John Spencer Chief Al Travis J.T. Walsh photo J.T. Walsh Insp. Terence Niebaum Siobhan Fallon Hogan photo Siobhan Fallon Hogan Maggie Paul Giamatti photo Paul Giamatti Rudy

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