The Negotiator
Seen it?2025 | 109 min | Drama, Thriller
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Audiences rate it highly (7.1 out of 10) and it made about 12 times its budget. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Baghdad, 2005. After Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena is kidnapped by insurgents, veteran SISMI negotiator Nicola Calipari is tasked with rescuing her, but interference from US forces in Iraq compromises his mission.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
74% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 4 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$88 million worldwide on a $7 million budget; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 186K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alessandro Tonda
- Claudio SantamariaNicola Calipari
- Sonia BergamascoGiuliana Sgrena
- Anna FerzettiRosa Calipari
- Marta GiovannozziAndra
- Sergio RomanoGabriele Polo
- Jerry MastrodomenicoGiulio Carbonaro
- Fethi NouriIsmael
- Abbas AbdulghaniRayan
- Omar DanayaKidnapper
- Davy Eduard KingL.T. Acosta