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The Best Episodes of The Hire

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

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Hire Season 1 Episode 1 - Ambush
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    #1 - Ambush

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:John Frankenheimer
    Writer:Andrew Kevin Walker

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  2. The Hire Season 1 Episode 2 - Chosen
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    #2 - Chosen

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Ang Lee
    Writer:David Carter

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  3. The Hire Season 1 Episode 3 - The Follow
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    #3 - The Follow

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Wong Kar-Wai
    Writer:Andrew Kevin Walker

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  4. The Hire Season 1 Episode 4 - Star
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    #4 - Star

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Guy Ritchie
    Writers:Joe Sweet, Guy Ritchie

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  5. The Hire Season 1 Episode 5 - Powder Keg
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    #5 - Powder Keg

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Alejandro González Iñárritu
    Writers:Alejandro González Iñárritu, David Carter, Guillermo Arriaga

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  6. The Hire Season 2 Episode 1 - Hostage
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    #6 - Hostage

    S2:E1

    The driver races to locate a kidnapped victim locked in the trunk of an abandoned car somewhere on the water's edge. Linked to her only by cell phone, the driver narrows in on her location in a desperate race against time and tide.

    Director:John Woo
    Writer:David Carter

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  7. The Hire Season 2 Episode 2 - Ticker
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    #7 - Ticker

    S2:E2

    The driver rescues a mysterious messenger carrying an even more mysterious briefcase after an ambush on a rural highway. As a helicopter gunman relentlessly pursues them, a game of political intrigue plays out, with an unforeseen ending.

    Director:Joe Carnahan
    Writers:Joe Sweet, Joe Carnahan

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  8. The Hire Season 2 Episode 3 - Beat the Devil
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    #8 - Beat the Devil

    S2:E3

    Decades ago, the legendary James Brown sold his soul to the devil for fame and fortune. Now he wishes to renegotiate. Hired to take Mr. Brown to a rendezvous with the devil, the driver soon finds himself entangled in fiendish plans.

    Director:Tony Scott
    Writers:Greg Hahn, David Carter

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  9. The Hire Season 3 Episode 1 - The Escape
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    #9 - The Escape

    S3:E1

    After the controversial disappearance of their Chief Medical Officer, a shadowy bio genetics company is under siege by the FBI for secretly cloning humans. Amidst the chaos, Molgen’s head mercenary Holt is sneaking out the last living clone, a young woman named Lily, to a mysterious buyer. Holt has hired the driver, accompanied by a heavily armed squadron of fellow Molgen mercenaries, to evade the authorities and deliver Lily and himself to the buyer. The journey takes an unexpected turn and Holt is forced to take matters into his own hands, as the driver once again demonstrates his mettle and extraordinary driving skills.

    Director:Neill Blomkamp
    Writers:Neill Blomkamp, David Carter

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Best Episodes Summary

"Ambush" is the best rated episode of "The Hire". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by John Frankenheimer and written by Andrew Kevin Walker, it aired on 4/26/2001. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Chosen".