The Hire (2001)

Name: The Hire
Rating: 7.6

Rating: 7.6

Synopsis

BMW Films presents "The Hire", a series of nine short films produced for the Internet in 2001 and 2002, with a ninth short film following in 2016. A form of branded content, all nine short films feature popular filmmakers from across the globe, star Clive Owen as the "Driver", and highlight the performance aspects of various BMW automobiles.

First Air Date: 2001-04-26

Last Air Date: 2016-10-23

Number of Seasons: 3

Number of Episodes: 9

Created By: David Fincher

Networks: BMW Films

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Top Cast

Clive Owen as The Driver
Stellan Skarsgård as Harvey Jacobs
Maury Chaykin as The Kidnapper
F. Murray Abraham as Airport Guru
Mason Lee as Passenger
Mickey Rourke as Husband
Adriana Lima as Wife
Forest Whitaker as The Employer
Madonna as Star
Michael Beattie as Manager

Seasons

None (2001)

This season includes the short films Ambush, Chosen, The Follow, Star, and Powder Keg.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Ambush (2001-04-26)

On a dark freeway, a van swerves close to the driver and the door slides open. From inside, masked gunmen threaten to fire unless the driver stops and surrenders his passenger, a seemingly harmless man they accuse of smuggling diamonds. It's a simple choice: do or die.
Ep. 2: Chosen (2001-05-10)

The driver meets a ship carrying an eight-year-old Tibetan boy at a dark, deserted New York shipyard. But he's not the only one waiting.
Ep. 3: The Follow (2001-05-24)

The driver is hired by a nervous movie agent to spy on a paranoid actor's wife. During his tailing of the wife, the driver describes the right way to tail someone. As he follows her, he begins to fear what he might learn of her apparently tragic life. He discovers the wife is fleeing the country and returning to her mother's, and that she's been given a black eye, likely by her husband. He returns the money for the job, refusing to tell where the wife is, and drives off telling the agent never to call him again.
Ep. 4: Star (2001-06-07)

The driver faces perhaps his most perplexing challenge: Coming face-to-face with a hugely talented and successful rock star. But beneath her beauty lies a problem: she always gets what she wants.
Ep. 5: Powder Keg (2001-06-21)

Soldiers patrol fields and rural villages. Their mission: find a photojournalist who has snapped a picture certain to unite the world against their leader. Alejandro González Iñárritu directs Clive Owen as the photographer's driver and sole hope of getting him and his film beyond the strongly guarded border.