Cellular vs The Negotiator
The Negotiator has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.4/10 for Cellular). Cellular is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 20m. The Negotiator is the older of the two (1998 against 2004). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cellular
The Negotiator| Cellular | The Negotiator | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 1998 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | David R. Ellis | F. Gary Gray |
| Main cast | Eric Christian Olsen, William H. Macy, Rick Hoffman, Noah Emmerich, Chris Evans | Dean Norris, Ron Rifkin, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Giamatti, Michael Cudlitz |
Synopsis
Cellular
A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. She claims to have been kidnapped – and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next.
The Negotiator
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.
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