The Negotiation

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The Negotiation

Released Sep 28, 2018

1h 54m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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An ace crisis negotiator faces off against a cold-blooded hostage taker. Over the course of 21 hours, she attempts to crack his unusually calm demeanor and force him to reveal his motivations.

Kevin Crust

Los Angeles Times

Laden by melodramatic turns and an exposition-heavy last act, the slack programmer never develops into the thriller it aspires to be.

Sep 20, 2018

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William Schwartz

HanCinema

The characters aren't even incompetent in a very interesting way, we just watch them bicker over very dull minutae while Tae-goo sits in the background patiently waiting for his chance to toss them more exposition.

Nov 3, 2019

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Yip Wai Yee

The Straits Times (Singapore)

Hyun is so good here that he threatens to steal the limelight from Son, although she is equally terrific in her role.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 4, 2018

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Adeline Tan

The New Paper (Singapore)

Despite this crime thriller's predictable storyline, stellar performances by the leads will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 3, 2018

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David Noh

Film Journal International

It's refreshing to see a woman front and center in an action thriller, and this hostage melodrama from Korea delivers on the thrills-and-spills level.

Sep 21, 2018

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acsdoug D

This disappointing film is too formulaic. You have the principled, compassionate, competent negotiator - who's a pretty woman, of course - trying to solve the case while hindered by her incompetent, corrupt, even sadistic superiors - who are all men, of course. It's a waste of time.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/28/25

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Audience Member

Perfect movie, 10/10 from me.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

AMAZING and SUSPENSEFUL

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

It was filled with tension which I really loved.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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katherine m

Solid acting and action scenes from Team Binjin, thoughtful scriptwriting (though I sometimes thought Chae-yoon and the supposedly well-trained police force and national security agency seemed a little too reckless for protocol, plus other loopholes), and catchy, dynamic storyline too.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

One of hyun bin's best movie after secret garden. Not a typical action movie full with fighting scenes, this movie more apt to crime thriller. while the storyline isnt very original, the performance shown by the 2 leads; hyun bin and son ye jin are amazing. it keeps you engaged for 2 hours straight on this suspense roller coaster of emotion movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Lee Jong-suk

Director

Hyun-bin

Min Tae-gu

Son Ye-jin

Ha Chae-yun

Kim Sang-ho

Ahn Hyeoksu

Jang Young-nam

Manager Han

Lee Joo-young

Lee Dabin

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Synopsis

An ace crisis negotiator faces off against a cold-blooded hostage taker. Over the course of 21 hours, she attempts to crack his unusually calm demeanor and force him to reveal his motivations.

Director: Lee Jong-suk
Producer: Lee Sang-jik, Yoon Je-kyoon
Screenwriter: Choi Seong-hyeon
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Production Co: CJ Entertainment
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 28, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $109.9K
Runtime: 1h 54m

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