Harsh Times vs The Negotiator
The Negotiator has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.4/10 for Harsh Times). Harsh Times is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 2h 20m. The Negotiator is the older of the two (1998 against 2005). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Harsh Times
The Negotiator| Harsh Times | The Negotiator | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 1998 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | David Ayer | F. Gary Gray |
| Main cast | Terry Crews, Emilio Rivera, Eva Longoria, Christian Bale, J.K. Simmons | Dean Norris, Ron Rifkin, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Giamatti, Michael Cudlitz |
Synopsis
Harsh Times
Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.
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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