---
title: 'The Negotiator (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'F. Gary Gray'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 140
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-negotiator-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120768/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Negotiator (1998)

1998 · 140 min · Drama, Action, Crime · Germany, United States


## Synopsis

The Negotiator is a 1998 American crime thriller film directed by F. Gary Gray. It stars Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey as Chicago Police Department lieutenants who are expert hostage negotiators. The film was produced by Regency Enterprises, Mandeville Films, New Regency and Taurus Films and released in the United States by Warner Bros. on July 29, 1998, receiving generally positive reviews from critics and grossing $88 million worldwide. The film is considered by many to be one of Jackson's most underrated films and one of F. Gary Gray's best films.

## Credits

- **Director:** [F. Gary Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/f-gary-gray)
- **Screenplay:** [James DeMonaco](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-demonaco)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Graeme Revell](https://cinepixo.com/people/graeme-revell)
- **Producer:** [Arnon Milchan](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnon-milchan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Russell Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-carpenter)
- **Editor:** [Christian Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-wagner)

## Cast

- [Nestor Serrano](https://cinepixo.com/people/nestor-serrano)
- [Kenan Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenan-thompson)
- [Tim Kelleher](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-kelleher)
- [Dean Norris](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-norris)
- [Ron Rifkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-rifkin)
- [Robert David Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-david-hall)
- [Paul Giamatti](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-giamatti)
- [Kevin Spacey](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-spacey)
- [Tom Bower](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-bower)
- [Siobhan Fallon Hogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/siobhan-fallon-hogan)
- [J. T. Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-t-walsh)
- [John Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-spencer)
- [Michael Cudlitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-cudlitz)
- [David Morse](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-morse)
- [Carlos Gómez](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-gomez-2)

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