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29/07/1998 Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller 2h 20m
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He frees hostages for a living. Now he's taking hostages to survive.

Overview

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.

  1. F. Gary Gray

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Samuel L. Jackson

    Lt. Danny Roman

  2. Kevin Spacey

    Lt. Chris Sabian

  3. David Morse

    Cdr. Adam Beck

  4. Ron Rifkin

    Cdr. Grant Frost

  5. John Spencer

    Chief Al Travis

  6. J.T. Walsh

    Insp. Terence Niebaum

  7. Siobhan Fallon Hogan

    Maggie

  8. Paul Giamatti

    Rudy

  9. Regina Taylor

    Karen Roman

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-07-08
Samuel L. Jackson is renowned hostage negotiator "Roman" who is shocked to learn of the murder of his partner. A little further investigation reveals that he had been looking into a multi-million dollar pension fraud. Next thing he knows, "Roman" is being charged with his friend's killing and decides to turn the tables. He goes to the office of the Internal Affairs department, seizes some hostages, barricades himself into the locked office and summons another negotiator "Sabian" (Kevin Spacey) to the scene. What now unfolds is a cleverly crafted detective mystery as the two must overcome their...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$50,000,000.00

Revenue
$44,547,681.00

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