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1998 · Movie · 2h 20m · R

The Negotiator

CriticsCritics: 69
AudienceAudience: 7.4

A police hostage negotiator is accused of murdering his partner and believes he has been framed by people inside the department. Desperate to find evidence that could clear him, he takes hostages and demands that an outside negotiator handle the standoff while the alleged conspiracy is investigated.

My take

You’ll probably enjoy this if you like tense crime thrillers built around negotiation, distrust, and investigation, especially films such as Inside Man; Not for you if you need realism, brevity, or wholly unpredictable twists.

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Cast

Kevin SpaceySamuel L. JacksonDavid MorseRon RifkinJohn SpencerJ.T. WalshSiobhan Fallon HoganPaul Giamatti

Director

F. Gary Gray

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