The Negotiator

Chicago. Winter wind. A pistol shot. Framed for a partner's killing, police negotiator Danny Roman seizes an Internal Affairs unit, barricading himself inside. His demand: Another legendary negotiator, Chris Sabian, brought in to probe the department itself. Gray's work nods to 70s thrillers of rogue cops and systems in crisis.

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F. Gary Gray directed The Negotiator in 1998. See F. Gary Gray's full filmography, where to start with F. Gary Gray, or where to go after you've seen everything by F. Gary Gray.

The Negotiator was released in 1998 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 140 minutes.