Metro (Also Known As: El negociador) is a Action Comedy Crime film directed by Thomas Carter and written by Randy Feldman. It released on 17 January 1997 (USA). The film stars Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Kim Miyori. Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.