Movie·1998·140 min

The Negotiator

Name: The Negotiator
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1998-07-29
Duration: 140 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer

The Negotiator streams in the US free with ads on YouTube Free, as of October 6, 2026.

He frees hostages for a living. Now he's taking hostages to survive.

7.1 / 10 · TMDBTomatometer 75%Audience 79%Metacritic 62IMDb 7.3Letterboxd 3.6

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Action Crime Drama Thriller

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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