The Negotiator
“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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Cast
67 people
Samuel L. Jackson
Lt. Danny Roman
Known for
Pulp Fiction
The Hateful Eight
Kevin Spacey
Lt. Chris Sabian
Known for
American Beauty
Baby Driver
David Morse
Cdr. Adam Beck
Known for
The Green Mile
Twelve Monkeys
Ron Rifkin
Cdr. Grant Frost
Known for
Limitless
Alias
John Spencer
Chief Al Travis
Known for
The Rock
The West Wing
J.T. Walsh
Insp. Terence Niebaum
Known for
Breakdown
A Few Good Men
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Maggie
Known for
Forrest Gump
Wayward Pines
Paul Giamatti
Rudy
Known for
The Illusionist
The Holdovers
Regina Taylor
Karen Roman
Known for
The Unit
The First Lady
Bruce Beatty
Markus
Known for
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Falling Down
Michael Cudlitz
Palermo
Known for
Band of Brothers
The Walking Dead
Carlos Gómez
Eagle
Known for
Desperado
The Glades
F. Gary Gray Director · James DeMonaco Writer Kevin Fox Writer
Worldwide gross $45M · Budget $50M · United States release July 29, 1998
Box office
Budget
$50,000,000
Worldwide gross
$44,547,681
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Regency Enterprises
Production
Mandeville Films
Production
Taurus Film
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
New Regency Productions
Production
Germany · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · July 29, 1998
Theatrical
United States · July 29, 1998
Theatrical
Argentina
October 1, 1998 · Theatrical
Australia
October 21, 1998 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 25, 2018 · Premiere · São Paulo
November 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
January 22, 1999 · Theatrical
Colombia
August 12, 1998 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 26, 1998 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Egypt
April 28, 1999 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 1, 1999 · Theatrical
Finland
September 22, 1998 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
November 20, 2018 · Theatrical
France
November 4, 1998 · Theatrical
June 2, 1999 · Physical · DVD
December 2, 2009 · Physical · Blu-Ray
August 12, 2020 · Digital · VOD
June 14, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
September 16, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
September 29, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Frisson
Germany
September 30, 1999 · Theatrical
Greece
November 12, 1998 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
November 12, 2018 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Iceland
November 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Indonesia
November 21, 2018 · Theatrical
August 1, 2026 · Digital · KlikFilm
Ireland
November 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Israel
December 4, 1998 · Premiere
December 10, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
November 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Japan
July 3, 1999 · Theatrical
Kuwait
December 9, 2018 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 5, 1998 · Theatrical
May 19, 1999 · Physical · Blu-ray
September 3, 2002 · TV · SBS 6
June 10, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Norway
November 27, 2018 · Theatrical
Philippines
September 29, 1998 · Theatrical
Poland
January 1, 1999 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Russia
December 19, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Singapore
October 8, 2018 · Theatrical
Slovakia
December 17, 1998 · Theatrical
May 26, 2010 · TV · Markíza
March 21, 2024 · Digital · VOYO
South Korea
October 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Spain
October 16, 1998 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 11, 1999 · Theatrical · French
September 30, 1999 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
October 31, 2018 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 13, 2018 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
September 24, 2018 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
November 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Uruguay
November 27, 2018 · Theatrical
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