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10 Best Movies Like The Negotiator

If you loved The Negotiator, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Hostage

Hostage

2005★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Negotiator for fans of Action & Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family i...

#2
Inside Man: Most Wanted

Inside Man: Most Wanted

2019★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Negotiator for fans of Action & Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour seige at the U.S. Federal Reserve....

#3
Inside Man

Inside Man

2006★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Negotiator for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption ...

#4
John Q

John Q

2002★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Negotiator for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover i...

#5
Havoc

Havoc

2025★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Negotiator for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When a drug heist swerves lethally out of control, a jaded cop fights his way through a corrupt city's criminal underworld to save a politician's son....

#6
Above the Law

Above the Law

1988★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Negotiator for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized...

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