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The Negotiation

Play trailer 1:12 Poster for The Negotiation Released Sep 28, 2018 1h 54m Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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.

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Perfect movie, 10/10 from me. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member AMAZING and SUSPENSEFUL Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member It was filled with tension which I really loved. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member This is an amazing movie, Excellent work by entire Team. Watch it, You'll enjoy it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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