Year			2000
Genre			Drama, romance
Rating			14A
Parents			Offensive language
Length			2:15
Director			Taylor Hackford
Writer			Tony Gilroy
Company			Warner Bros.
Starring			Meg Ryan Russell Crowe David Caruso David Morse Pamela Reed Alun Armstrong Show more... Meg Ryan Russell Crowe David Caruso David Morse Pamela Reed Alun Armstrong Michael Kitchen Daniel Lugo Mario Sanchez Pietro Sibille

Peter Bowman (David Morse), an American engineer in a Latin American country, is captured by anti-government forces. When the rebels learn his identity they demand $6 million for his safe return. However, his U.S. employer is on the verge of insolvency and will not provide the ransom. Peter's wife Alice (Meg Ryan) is forced to deal with the matter on her own. She retains the services of freelance professional hostage negotiator Terry Thorne (Russell Crowe). With the help of a fellow negotiator, Dino (David Caruso), and a trio of highly trained mercenaries, Terry mounts a bold operation to rescue Peter that could as easily result in disaster as in triumph.