The Negotiator

Is The Negotiator right for your family?

Movie 1998 140 min

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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Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. 14 (BR)

Likely present: ViolencePolitical & social messagingHeavy emotional content

The title and synopsis suggest a thriller with crime elements, violence, and heavy emotional content.

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