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The Negotiator (1998)

Samuel L. Jackson , Kevin Spacey , F. Gary Gray  |  R |  DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (172 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer
  • Directors: F. Gary Gray
  • Writers: James DeMonaco, Kevin Fox
  • Producers: Albert Beveridge, Arnon Milchan, David Hoberman, David Nicksay, Robert Stone
  • Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English, French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: December 15, 1998
  • Run Time: 140 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (172 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 0790739739
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,844 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "The Negotiator" on IMDb

Special Features

  • Documentary "The 11th Hour: Stories from Real Negotiators", profiling real-life police negotiators
  • Chicago on-location behind-the-scenes documentary

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Although it eventually runs out of smart ideas and resorts to a typically explosive finale, this above-average thriller rises above its formulaic limitations on the strength of powerful performances by Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey. Both play Chicago police negotiators with hotshot reputations, but when Jackson's character finds himself falsely accused of embezzling funds from a police pension fund, he's so thoroughly framed that he must take extreme measures to prove his innocence. He takes hostages in police headquarters to buy time and plan his strategy, demanding that Spacey be brought in to mediate with him as an army of cops threatens to attack, and a media circus ensues. Both negotiators know how to get into the other man's thoughts, and this intellectual showdown allows both Spacey and Jackson to ignite the screen with a burst of volatile intensity. Director F. Gary Gray is disadvantaged by an otherwise predictable screenplay, but he has a knack for building suspense and is generous to a fine supporting cast, including Paul Giamatti as one of Jackson's high-strung hostages, and the late J.T. Walsh in what would sadly be his final big-screen role. The movie should have trusted its compelling characters a little more, probing their psyches more intensely to give the suspense a deeper dramatic foundation, but it's good enough to give two great actors a chance to strut their stuff. --Jeff Shannon

Product Description

This film centers on a former FBI hostage negotiator who, after being framed for murder, tries to clear his name by taking several people hostage in order to uncover the guilty party.

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All in all, a great edge-of-your-seat action thriller, with a very good ending. M.M.  |  26 reviewers made a similar statement
It was like watching, and enjoying, it for the first time. DeelSeeker  |  26 reviewers made a similar statement
Kevin Spacey and Samuel Jackson are outstanding in the respective roles. Melvin Hunt  |  18 reviewers made a similar statement
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Negotiator April 5, 2008
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Someone is embezzling money from the police department, and when Danny Roman is accused of the deed, he ends up taking several hostages within the department when things escalate and get out of hand. Danny has lost confidence in everyone in his own department, so he requests hostage negotiator Chris Sabian to help negotiate, and help prove his innocence. As the situation gets to a critical level, pieces of the puzzle start to fall into place. This is a very intense emotional suspense movie. Samuel Jackson and Kevin Spacey turn in phenomenal performances. This thrill a minute film is a definite must see.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Intelligent, Taut Thriller October 10, 2008
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Just when you think he's cornered, he thinks of a new strategy. Samuel L. Jackson portrays Lieutenant Danny Roman, police hostage negotiator. When he's framed for a crime he didn't commit, against his fellow police officers no less, he knows that the only way out is to bring in an equally tough negotiator, Lieutenant Chris Sabian played by Kevin Spacey, who's from another precinct and who therefore could not have been contaminated by the bad elements within his own force, which buys him the necessary time to bluff and blindside while he finds the clues he needs to prove he's innocent. Chicago is taken hostage along with the few people he retains as bargaining chips, and we are taken along for the ride. This was a masterful job of film-making from beginning to end. The characters and story were flawlessly developed. We don't precisely know who's guilty or who's innocent. Roman conducts his interrogation and trial while he negotiates with the police outside, some of whom are working overtime to eliminate Roman before he figures it all out. This all occurs right under the noses of the FBI who are in way over their heads and don't have a clue who's guilty or innocent, just like the rest of us watching. Along the way, we get to witness Roman lecture his underlings about the finer points of negotiations while he himself has just become a hostage taker. "Never say no!" he barks with effective zeal. And he tests his bewildered pupils continuously, who fail continuously. Only Sabian is smart enough to understand what's going on in Roman's mind. The strategy is shared by two men who think alike, who are under stress, and have an innate instinct for lie detection. The screenplay was terrific. The cinematography was effective. The acting of Jackson and Spacey exceptional. And the supporting cast, particularly bad-guy-turned-good-guy Paul Giamatti who provides great comic relief, was outstanding. If you're in the mood for an intelligent, taut thriller, The Negotiator delivers... 9/10.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stellar cast and tight script make for a tense thriller December 6, 2004
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Lt. Danny Roman (Samuel L. Jackson), a police negotiator, and his partner Nate Roenick (Paul Guilfoyle) discover that someone has been embezzling money from the police retirement fund. When Nate is killed, Danny is set up with planted evidence to take the fall on the embezzlement charges.

When Danny confronts Inspector Terence Neibaum (J.T. Walsh), who works in Internal Affairs, trying to find out why he is being set up, things get out of hand and Danny winds out taking Neibaum and his entire office hostage. Danny insists on speaking only with Lt. Chris Sabian (Kevin Spacey), a police negotiator from a west side precinct who is unknown to their department. Danny's hopes are that with Chris being an outsider, he can help him discover the truth behind the bad cops in his department that killed his partner.

What follows is a tense thriller as step by step, Danny gets closer to the truth behind the very people he has known and worked with for over ten years, building up to a rather predictable and yet intensely climactic ending.

The performances by Samuel Jackson and Kevin Spacey are as good as it gets, backed by terrific supporting roles from David Morse, J.T. Walsh, Siobhan Fallon, Paul Giamatti, and Michael Cudlitz.

The Negotiator stands out amongst other movies of it's genre because of it's tight scripting, excellent editing and photography, and the obvious fact that the actors involved were working as a close team. This is a great thriller, tense from beginning to end, and a definite addition to your DVD collection.

I like the fact that it is definitely enjoyable even after the second and third viewing, knowing who is who the second time around and watching the interaction from the "I know who's guilty" angle, and appreciating the performances all over again. Enjoy!
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5.0 out of 5 stars My Video
Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey are most excellent in this video it also shows how hostage negotiators try to save a criminals life the irony arises when the negotiator is... Read more
Published 15 days ago by Benjamin J. Bell
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A friend of mine and I were talking about movies and this came to both of our minds. I had forgotten how good this movie was and had to add it to my collection.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Old Favorite
I forgot how much I liked this movie. It brought me back like I had watched it for the first time. Both actors are fabulous and great to see them together.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The negotiator
Good movie love it that can happen to you or me my union teamster who knows I someone is stilling money
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4.0 out of 5 stars wow
good action packed movie Jackson is a real ass kicker. great actors and excitement. cool flick just had to buy it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Solid performance
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Published 3 months ago by Steve Douglas
5.0 out of 5 stars Heated and moves well
I knew this movie before purchase. I like many of the movies Spacek and Jackson have done before. This movie combines ideas of what SWAT and negotiators do for a living. Read more
Published 4 months ago by C. Haberbush
5.0 out of 5 stars cant urge you enough to see this
Ever since the first time I saw this movie, I have always considered it one of my favorites. I love both Kevin Spacey & Samuel L. Jackson...and they both shine in this movie.
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