The Negotiator has become a global Netflix hit. Directed by F. Gary Gray, with a script written by James DeMonaco ( The Purge franchise) and Kevin Fox, the 1998 crime thriller stars Samuel L. Jackson as an expert negotiator who, framed for embezzlement and murder, must take hostages of his own to uncover a conspiracy and clear his name.

The cast also includes two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey ( The Usual Suspects , American Beauty ), two-time Emmy nominee David Morse ( House , John Adams ), Ron Rifkin, Emmy winner John Spencer ( The West Wing ), J.T. Walsh, two-time Oscar nominee Paul Giamatti ( Cinderella Man , The Holdovers ), The Walking Dead 's Michael Cudlitz, and Breaking Bad 's Dean Norris.

Now, 27 years after its release, The Negotiator ranks seventh

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