Contraband vs The Negotiator
The Negotiator has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.3/10 for Contraband). Contraband is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 20m. The Negotiator is the older of the two (1998 against 2012). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Contraband
The Negotiator| Contraband | The Negotiator | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1998 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Baltasar Kormákur | F. Gary Gray |
| Main cast | Kate Beckinsale, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Diego Luna, Giovanni Ribisi, J.K. Simmons | Dean Norris, Ron Rifkin, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Giamatti, Michael Cudlitz |
Synopsis
Contraband
When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago—smuggling—to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farraday finds himself wanted by cops, crooks and killers alike.
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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