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He frees hostages for a living. Now he's taking hostages to survive.
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.
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Samuel L. JacksonLt. Danny Roman
Kevin SpaceyLt. Chris Sabian
David MorseCdr. Adam Beck
Ron RifkinCdr. Grant Frost
John SpencerChief Al Travis
J.T. WalshInsp. Terence Niebaum
Siobhan Fallon HoganMaggie
Paul GiamattiRudy
Regina TaylorKaren Roman
Bruce BeattyMarkus
Michael CudlitzPalermo
Carlos GómezEagle
Tim KelleherArgento
Dean NorrisScott| Platform | Score | Points |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb171K votes | 7.3 | 7 pts |
| Metacritic | 62 | 7 pts |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 74% | 6 pts |
| Letterboxd | not available | skipped |
Scores from IMDb, Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes. Updated weekly.
171K votes across 3 platformsThe Negotiator (1998) has a Lantern Score of 7.0, from IMDb 7.3, Metacritic 62, Rotten Tomatoes 74%. Watch it free with ads in the US on YouTube Free, Plex.