The Negotiator

The Negotiator

140 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller | July 29, 1998

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.

The Negotiator

140 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller | July 29, 1998

The Negotiator
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Regency Enterprises
Original title The Negotiator
Directors Chitra F. Mojtabai, Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez, Barry K. Thomas, F. Gary Gray
Writers Kevin Fox, James DeMonaco

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

Paul Giamatti

as Rudy

Regina Taylor

as Karen Roman

Bruce Beatty

as Markus

Michael Cudlitz

as Palermo

Carlos Gómez

as Eagle

Tim Kelleher

as Argento

Dean Norris

as Scott

Nestor Serrano

as Hellman

Doug Spinuzza

as Tonray

Stephen Lee

as Farley

Lily Gibson

as Omar's Daughter

Lauri Johnson

as Chief's Wife

Sabi Dorr

as Bartender

Gene Wolande

as Morewitz

Rhonda Dotson

as Linda Roenick

John Lordan

as Linda's Attorney

Jack Shearer

as D.A. Young

Donna Ponterotto

as Secretary

Mik Scriba

as Bell

Joey Perillo

as Tech #1

Mary Page Keller

as Lisa Sabian

Kelsey Mulrooney

as Stacy Sabian

Brad Blaisdell

as FBI Agent Grey

Bruce Wright

as FBI Agent Moran

Robert David Hall

as Cale Wangro

Bernard Hocke

as Sniper

Tony Mockus Jr.

as Agent

Rick Scarry

as Reporter

McNally Sagal

as Reporter

Mary Major

as Reporter

Edwina Moore

as Reporter

James Blackburn

as Camera Man (uncredited)

Tom Bower

as Omar (uncredited)

David Michael Fordham

as FBI SWAT Officer (uncredited)

Paul Guilfoyle

as Nathan Roenick (uncredited)

Jack Rooney

as Fire Department Lieutenant (uncredited)

Rick Touhy

as Cop (uncredited)

Spitfire Brown

as Cop (uncredited)

Maureen Mendoza

as FBI Agent (uncredited)