The Negotiator

Also known as Negotiator

1998 film directed by F. Gary Gray

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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.

Released: 1998-07-29140 minDir: F. Gary GrayAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerBudget: $50.0MBox office: $44.5M

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Cast

Samuel L. Jackson as Lt. Danny Roman
Kevin Spacey as Lt. Chris Sabian
David Morse as Cdr. Adam Beck
Ron Rifkin as Cdr. Grant Frost
John Spencer as Chief Al Travis
J.T. Walsh as Insp. Terence Niebaum

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chicago, illinois

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The Negotiator is a 1998 American crime thriller film directed by F. Gary Gray. It stars Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey as Chicago Police Department lieutenants who are expert hostage negotiators. The film was produced by Regency Enterprises, Mandeville Films, New Regency and Taurus Films and released in the United States by Warner Bros. on July 29, 1998, receiving generally positive reviews from critics and grossing $88 million worldwide. The film is considered by many to be one of Jackson's most underrated films and one of F. Gary Gray's best films.

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