The Negotiator vs Vantage Point
The Negotiator has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.4/10 for Vantage Point). Vantage Point is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 20m. The Negotiator is the older of the two (1998 against 2008). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Negotiator
Vantage Point| The Negotiator | Vantage Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Germany | – |
| Director | F. Gary Gray | Pete Travis |
| Main cast | Dean Norris, Ron Rifkin, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Giamatti, Michael Cudlitz | Holt McCallany, Eduardo Noriega, Matthew Fox, Ayelet Zurer, Dennis Quaid |
Synopsis
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.
Vantage Point
During an historic counter-terrorism summit in Spain, the President of the United States is struck down by an assassin's bullet. Eight strangers have a perfect view of the kill, but what did they really see? As the minutes leading up to the fatal shot are replayed through the eyes of each eyewitness, the reality of the assassination takes shape.
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