Recoil vs The Negotiator

The Negotiator has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 5.8/10 for Recoil). Recoil is the shorter watch at 1h 34m 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.

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RecoilThe Negotiator
Audience score★ 5.8/10★ 7.1/10
Year20121998
Length1h 34m2h 20m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–Germany
DirectorTerry MilesF. Gary Gray
Main castPatrick Gilmore, Serinda Swan, Lochlyn Munro, Danny Trejo, Noel GugliemiDean Norris, Ron Rifkin, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Giamatti, Michael Cudlitz

Synopsis

Recoil

A cop turns vigilante after his family is murdered, exacting vengeance on the killers - and then on all criminals who have slipped through the system.

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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