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The Best Episodes of Leverage

Every episode of Leverage ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Leverage!

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...
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Network:TNT

Best Episodes Summary

"The Long Goodbye Job" is the best rated episode of "Leverage". It scored 9.4/10 based on 1041 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".

  • The Long Goodbye Job
    9.4/101,041 votes
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    #1 - The Long Goodbye Job

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 12/25/2012

    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

    Writer: John Rogers, Chris Downey

  • The Rashomon Job
    9.2/101,031 votes
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    #2 - The Rashomon Job

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 8/22/2010

    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

  • The Last Dam Job (2)
    9.2/10852 votes
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    #3 - The Last Dam Job (2)

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 1/15/2012

    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

  • The Rundown Job
    9.1/10830 votes
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    #4 - The Rundown Job

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 9/16/2012

    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

    Writer: Chris Downey, Josh Schaer

  • The Second David Job (2)
    9.0/10930 votes
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    #5 - The Second David Job (2)

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/24/2009

    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

  • The San Lorenzo Job (2)
    9.0/10737 votes
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    #6 - The San Lorenzo Job (2)

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 12/19/2010

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

    Director: Marc Roskin

    Writer: John Rogers, M. Scott Veach

  • The Broken Wing Job
    8.9/10749 votes
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    #7 - The Broken Wing Job

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 9/9/2012

    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: N/A

    Writer: Rebecca Kirsch, M. Scott Veach

  • The First David Job (1)
    8.8/10932 votes
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    #8 - The First David Job (1)

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/17/2009

    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

  • The Grave Danger Job
    8.8/10708 votes
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    #9 - The Grave Danger Job

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 8/14/2011

    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

  • The Bank Shot Job
    8.7/101,039 votes
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    #10 - The Bank Shot Job

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/30/2008

    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: N/A

  • The Juror #6 Job
    8.7/10934 votes
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    #11 - The Juror #6 Job

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/10/2009

    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: N/A

  • The Two Live Crew Job
    8.7/10950 votes
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    #12 - The Two Live Crew Job

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 8/26/2009

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

    Director: Dean Devlin

    Writer: John Rogers, Amy Berg

  • The Inside Job
    8.7/10775 votes
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    #13 - The Inside Job

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 6/27/2010

    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

  • The Big Bang Job (1)
    8.7/10705 votes
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    #14 - The Big Bang Job (1)

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 12/19/2010

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

    Director: Marc Roskin

    Writer: Chris Downey, Geoffrey Thorne

  • The Radio Job (1)
    8.7/10670 votes
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    #15 - The Radio Job (1)

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 1/8/2012

    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

    Writer: Chris Downey, Paul Guyot

  • The Bottle Job
    8.6/10766 votes
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    #16 - The Bottle Job

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/20/2010

    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

  • The Maltese Falcon Job (2)
    8.6/10760 votes
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    #17 - The Maltese Falcon Job (2)

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/17/2010

    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

  • The Studio Job
    8.6/10903 votes
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    #18 - The Studio Job

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 7/18/2010

    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

  • The Van Gogh Job
    8.6/10794 votes
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    #19 - The Van Gogh Job

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 7/17/2011

    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

  • The Boiler Room Job
    8.6/10647 votes
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    #20 - The Boiler Room Job

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 8/14/2011

    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

  • The First Contact Job
    8.6/10666 votes
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    #21 - The First Contact Job

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 8/5/2012

    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

  • The Carnival Job
    8.5/10717 votes
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    #22 - The Carnival Job

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 7/31/2011

    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

    Writer: Paul Guyot, M. Scott Veach

  • The Queen's Gambit Job
    8.5/10659 votes
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    #23 - The Queen's Gambit Job

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 8/28/2011

    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

    Writer: Rebecca Kirsch, M. Scott Veach

  • The Experimental Job
    8.5/10640 votes
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    #24 - The Experimental Job

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/2011

    When homeless veterans in the Boston area begin disappearing, the team must go back to college and infiltrate the world of Skull & Bones secret societies

    Director: Marc Roskin

    Writer: M. Scott Veach

  • The Boys' Night Out Job
    8.5/10692 votes
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    #25 - The Boys' Night Out Job

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 12/18/2011

    Nate, Eliot and Hardison are forced to intervene when Hurley returns, embroiled with the best of intentions in a three-way drug deal.

    Director: John Rogers

    Writer: John Rogers