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The Best Episodes of Leverage

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A five-person team comprised of a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a retrieval specialist, led by former insurance investigator Nathan Ford, use their skills to fight corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Leverage Season 5 Episode 15 - The Long Goodbye Job
    9.4/10(1118 votes)

    #1 - The Long Goodbye Job

    S5:E15

    Nate puts everything on the line for himself and his team when he takes on a case that is connected to his son's death.

    Director:Dean Devlin
    Writers:John Rogers, Chris Downey

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  2. Leverage Season 3 Episode 11 - The Rashomon Job
    9.2/10(1138 votes)

    #2 - The Rashomon Job

    S3:E11

    The team discover that viewpoints differ, when they compare notes and find out that five years ago, each of them tried to steal the same rare artifact.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:John Rogers

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  3. Leverage Season 4 Episode 18 - The Last Dam Job (2)
    9.2/10(928 votes)

    #3 - The Last Dam Job (2)

    S4:E18

    The Leverage team must recruit old friends and rivals in order to take down Latimer and a foe from their past.

    Director:Dean Devlin
    Writer:John Rogers

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  4. Leverage Season 5 Episode 9 - The Rundown Job
    9.1/10(908 votes)

    #4 - The Rundown Job

    S5:E9

    Eliot, Hardison and Parker join Colonel Vance in a race to stop a terrorist from launching a biological attack on Washington, D.C.

    Director:Dean Devlin
    Writers:Josh Schaer, Chris Downey

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  5. Leverage Season 1 Episode 13 - The Second David Job (2)
    9.0/10(1021 votes)

    #5 - The Second David Job (2)

    S1:E13

    Nate tries to piece together his team after coming out of hiding. However, the high stakes involved in his latest con could spell disaster for him and his friends.

    Director:Dean Devlin
    Writer:John Rogers

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  6. Leverage Season 3 Episode 16 - The San Lorenzo Job (2)
    9.0/10(807 votes)

    #6 - The San Lorenzo Job (2)

    S3:E16

    After following Moreau to San Lorenzo, the team discovers that he is chief advisor to the current President.

    Director:Marc Roskin
    Writers:John Rogers, M. Scott Veach

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  7. Leverage Season 5 Episode 8 - The Broken Wing Job
    8.9/10(816 votes)

    #7 - The Broken Wing Job

    S5:E8

    When a broken leg leaves Parker behind on the crew’s latest job, she spies on the Brew Pub’s customers for fun and discovers a group of thieves planning a heist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Rebecca Kirsch, M. Scott Veach

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  8. Leverage Season 1 Episode 12 - The First David Job (1)
    8.8/10(1021 votes)

    #8 - The First David Job (1)

    S1:E12

    The team puts together a plan to steal Nate's former boss's prized Michelangelo Maquette and sell it back to him.

    Director:Dean Devlin
    Writer:John Rogers

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  9. Leverage Season 4 Episode 7 - The Grave Danger Job
    8.8/10(777 votes)

    #9 - The Grave Danger Job

    S4:E7

    The LEVERAGE crew aims their sights on a charming funeral director who embezzles money from her grieving mourners, then discovers she is also selling the identities of the recently deceased to a deadly Mexican drug cartel.

    Director:John Harrison
    Writer:Rebecca Kirsch

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  10. Leverage Season 1 Episode 5 - The Bank Shot Job
    8.7/10(1145 votes)

    #10 - The Bank Shot Job

    S1:E5

    Sophie and Nate find themselves taken hostage during a bank robbery. They soon learn they are trapped inside with their latest target: a corrupt judge.

    Director:Dean Devlin
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Leverage Season 1 Episode 11 - The Juror #6 Job
    8.7/10(1022 votes)

    #11 - The Juror #6 Job

    S1:E11

    When one of Parker's aliases receives jury duty, Nate forces her to go, resulting in a showdown between the team and a corporation tampering with the jury.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Leverage Season 2 Episode 7 - The Two Live Crew Job
    8.7/10(1039 votes)

    #12 - The Two Live Crew Job

    S2:E7

    Nate and his crew square off against a band of thieves in order to retrieve priceless stolen artwork.

    Director:Dean Devlin
    Writers:John Rogers, Amy Berg

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  13. Leverage Season 2 Episode 15 - The Maltese Falcon Job (2)
    8.7/10(830 votes)

    #13 - The Maltese Falcon Job (2)

    S2:E15

    Surrounded by FBI, the team decides to hide in plain sight, while continuing to take down the corrupt mayor and his gunrunning partner. Little do they suspect that Nate has a different endgame in mind for them all.

    Director:Dean Devlin
    Writer:John Rogers

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  14. Leverage Season 3 Episode 3 - The Inside Job
    8.7/10(860 votes)

    #14 - The Inside Job

    S3:E3

    When Parker is trapped in an unknown location while working a theft for her mentor, the LEVERAGE team must race the clock to find her and free her.

    Director:John Rogers
    Writer:Geoffrey Thorne

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  15. Leverage Season 3 Episode 15 - The Big Bang Job (1)
    8.7/10(774 votes)

    #15 - The Big Bang Job (1)

    S3:E15

    The team infiltrates a government research lab to stop Damien Moreau from auctioning information to international terrorists.

    Director:Marc Roskin
    Writers:Chris Downey, Geoffrey Thorne

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  16. Leverage Season 4 Episode 17 - The Radio Job (1)
    8.7/10(732 votes)

    #16 - The Radio Job (1)

    S4:E17

    When Latimer hires Nate’s father to pull off a heist in an ultra-secure government office, the Leverage team must stage a fake hostage stand-off when they’re trapped inside and the feds lay siege to the building.

    Director:Dean Devlin
    Writers:Chris Downey, Paul Guyot

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  17. Leverage Season 2 Episode 11 - The Bottle Job
    8.6/10(846 votes)

    #17 - The Bottle Job

    S2:E11

    The LEVERAGE team runs a high-tech version of a classic con on a predatory loan shark in order to save McRory’s bar.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:Christine Boylan

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  18. Leverage Season 3 Episode 6 - The Studio Job
    8.6/10(996 votes)

    #18 - The Studio Job

    S3:E6

    To take down a corrupt record executive, the LEVERAGE crew infiltrates the world of country & western music, inadvertently turning Eliot into a genuine country music star.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:M. Scott Veach

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  19. Leverage Season 4 Episode 4 - The Van Gogh Job
    8.6/10(868 votes)

    #19 - The Van Gogh Job

    S4:E4

    On the trail of a lost Van Gogh, the team learns the painting was the center of a World War II love story between a black soldier and the white heiress he was forced to leave behind.

    Director:John Rogers
    Writer:Chris Downey

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  20. Leverage Season 4 Episode 8 - The Boiler Room Job
    8.6/10(710 votes)

    #20 - The Boiler Room Job

    S4:E8

    When the LEVERAGE team goes up against a conman from a long lineage of greats, they must pull off the biggest con of their careers.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Paul Guyot

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  21. Leverage Season 5 Episode 3 - The First Contact Job
    8.6/10(723 votes)

    #21 - The First Contact Job

    S5:E3

    The Leverage team takes down a wealthy scientist who stole his former research partner's discovery and ruined his reputation. Their tactic is to convince him he's made first contact with aliens..

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:Aaron Denius Garcia

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  22. Leverage Season 5 Episode 10 - The Frame-Up Job
    8.6/10(623 votes)

    #22 - The Frame-Up Job

    S5:E10

    When Sophie is implicated in the theft of a valuable painting, Nate must use all his skills as an investigator to find the real culprit and clear her name.

    Director:Dean Devlin
    Writers:Geoffrey Thorne, Jeremy Bernstein

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  23. Leverage Season 4 Episode 6 - The Carnival Job
    8.5/10(786 votes)

    #23 - The Carnival Job

    S4:E6

    The LEVERAGE team infiltrates a high-tech home to steal a revolutionary computer chip, only to have the family’s child abducted from a carnival during the heist.

    Director:Frank Oz
    Writers:Paul Guyot, M. Scott Veach

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  24. Leverage Season 4 Episode 9 - The Cross My Heart Job
    8.5/10(720 votes)

    #24 - The Cross My Heart Job

    S4:E9

    The team goes after an ailing defense contractor who steals a 15-year-old boy's intended heart for his own. With time running out before the boy dies, the team has to run the con at an airport while they're stuck on a layover.

    Director:P.J. Pesce
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Leverage Season 4 Episode 10 - The Queen's Gambit Job
    8.5/10(722 votes)

    #25 - The Queen's Gambit Job

    S4:E10

    Jim Sterling asks Nate for help taking down a researcher who has designed a nuclear weight that will allow a terrorist nation to manufacture enriched uranium. However, it soon becomes clear that the Interpol agent has an ulterior motive, one which isolates Nate, gets Sophie arrested, and takes Eliot out of commission.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writers:Rebecca Kirsch, M. Scott Veach

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Long Goodbye Job" is the best rated episode of "Leverage". It scored 9.4/10 based on 1118 votes. Directed by Dean Devlin and written by John Rogers, Chris Downey, it aired on 12/25/2012. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Rashomon Job".