Movies like The Negotiator 1998

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The Negotiator (1998)
 7.3
 154K
The Negotiator (1998)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: 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.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, serious, intense, talky, psychological, clever, detective, exciting, intellectual ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hostage, police, corruption, police corruption, false accusation, conspiracy, negotiation, frame up, swat, uncover truth, twists and turns, rivalry, law enforcement, gunfight, cop, lawyer, investigation, murder, secret service, murder mystery, black, terrorism, dirty cop, chases and races, danger ...
Time: 90s, 1990s
Place: chicago, usa
Keyword: reboot, superior, challenge, buddy movie

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, suspense, serious and realistic films with plots about murder, conspiracy, police, pistol, shootout, police officer and shot in the chest mostly in Thriller, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like The Negotiator: The International (2009), The Fugitive (1993), Man on a Ledge (2012), Chaos (2005), The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The International (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story: An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their investigation takes them from Berlin, ...
Style: clever, exciting, suspenseful, sexy, enigmatic ...
Plot: conspiracy, interpol, murder, investigation, assassin, conspiracy theory, chase, hitman, lawyer, revenge, gunfight, police investigation ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, milan italy, berlin germany, manhattan new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.8
 316K
The Fugitive (1993)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Wrongfully accused of murdering his wife, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find her killer and clear his name. Pursuing him is a team of U.S. marshals led by Deputy Samuel Gerard, a determined detective who will not rest until ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, detective, neo noir, exciting ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, boys' night
Plot: conspiracy, on the run, betrayal, escape, framed for murder, investigation, fugitives, death row, doctor, manhunt, corruption, fugitive ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1993
Place: chicago, usa, illinois, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Man on a Ledge (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest ...
Style: surprise ending, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, girls' night
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Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.4
 58K
Chaos (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Two cops, a rookie and a grizzled vet, pursue an accomplished bank robber.
Style: exciting, surprise ending, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: robbery, bank robbery, police detective, investigation, police investigation, hostage, gangster, police, heist, vengeance, conspiracy, brutality ...
Time: year 2005
Place: seattle, usa
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
Style: tense, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: train, hostage, caper, heist, hijacking, terrorism, kidnapping, chase, passenger, brutality, police investigation, fbi ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, coney island brooklyn new york city, usa, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city
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Money Monster (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.
Style: suspense, clever, entertaining, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: stock market, police, corruption, wall street, hostage, conspiracy, capitalism, finance, bomb, business, social commentary, hostage negotiator ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
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The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, has a job teaching school and makes the best Rice Krispie treats in town. But when she receives a bump on her head, she begins to ...
Style: suspense, intense, serious, realistic, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: memory loss, amnesia, hitman, strong female lead, terrorism, chase, female assassin, cia, female protagonist, espionage, christmas, terrorist plot ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: new jersey, pennsylvania, usa, atlantic city new jersey, new york ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
 6.3
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Nick of Time (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Gene Watson is a public accountant who arrives on a train at Union Station in Los Angeles, accompanied by his 6-year-old daughter Lynn. Because of his ordinary looks, he is approached by a pair of sinister people named Smith and Jones.
Style: exciting, tense, serious, suspense, realistic ...
Plot: assassination, conspiracy theory, conspiracy, accountant, kidnapping, race against time, twists and turns, assassination plot, murder, politics, terrorism, investigation ...
Time: 90s, year 1995
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Shaft (2000)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence ...
Style: stylized, suspense, intense, hood, realistic ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: murder, blaxploitation, racism, police officer, gunfight, corruption, police investigation, police corruption, drug lord, urban, tough law enforcer, violence ...
Time: year 2000, y2k, 90s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, switzerland
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.6
 29K
Metro (1997)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.
Style: exciting, suspense, intense, tense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: chase, hostage, revenge, sniper, violence, negotiation, hostage negotiator, car chase, police officer, swat team, murder, police investigation ...
Time: 90s
Place: san francisco, tahiti, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
 7.1
 353K
Shooter (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why.
Style: intense, exciting, suspense, action packed, political ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: sniper, conspiracy, fbi, one man army, on the run, corruption, assassination, revenge, cover up, manhunt, military, false accusation ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
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56%
 6.3
 59K
Proof of Life (2000)
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Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America.
Style: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, intense, romantic ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: year 2000, 90s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Striking Distance (1993)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
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Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s, year 1993, year 1991
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⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 6.1
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Murder at 1600 (1997)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 99 min.
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Style: intense, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
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Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 130 min.
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Style: suspense, tense, intense, detective, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.2
 6K
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
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100%
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100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.6
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Se7en (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
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75%
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Inside Man (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Bank robber Dalton Russell enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors and takes hostages, working methodically and without haste. Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing. With an ...
Style: clever, detective, tense, suspense, surprise ending ...
Audience: adult
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Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.2
 92K
Arlington Road (1999)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
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Style: neo noir, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, surprise ending ...
Audience: date night
Plot: terrorism, conspiracy, twists and turns, murder, evil wins, professor, terrorist, paranoia, uncover truth, fbi, plot twist, danger ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place: usa, washington d.c., virginia, kansas, west virginia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.
Style: tense, suspense, political thriller, psychological, suspenseful ...
Audience: adult
Plot: conspiracy, cia, political conspiracy, paranoia, conspiracy theory, murder, mind control, surveillance, chase, spy, obsession, amnesia ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.5
 65K
Out of Time (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Matt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion. Matt Lee has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force and everyone he's trusted in ...
Style: twist ending, suspense, suspenseful, tense, neo noir ...
Audience: adult
Plot: twists and turns, murder, police investigation, murder mystery, police detective, betrayal, conspiracy, police, frame up, investigation, double murder, law enforcement ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Glimmer Man (1996)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim Campbell. ...
Style: suspense, realistic, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
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Plot: serial killer, reluctant partners, police investigation, aikido, murder, buddy cop, buddy, justice, conspiracy, hitman, violence, brutality ...
Time: 20th century, year 1996, 90s
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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