Is The Negotiator violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Negotiator scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Negotiator easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Negotiator sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Negotiator end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Negotiator

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

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

Directed by F. Gary Gray

Produced by Regency Enterprises, Mandeville Films

1998140 min7.1 / 10

A tense, conspiracy-driven thriller that uses the hostage negotiation setup to explore corruption and institutional betrayal, balancing procedural intrigue with sustained suspense.

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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Questions people ask

Is The Negotiator violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is The Negotiator scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Negotiator easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Negotiator sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Does The Negotiator end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.