The Negotiator (1998)
- Directed by
- F. Gary Gray
- Genre
- drama film, action film, crime film, buddy cop film
- Country
- Germany, United States
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 2,413 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A top police hostage negotiator is framed for corruption and murder. He takes hostages in his own precinct and demands to work with a rival negotiator to uncover the real conspiracy.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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