The Hire
The Hire
TV ShowEnded

The Hire

7.6 / 10
2001
3 seasons
9 episodes
Action & AdventureCrime

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.

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BMW Films: The Hire - Season 2 Trailer

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Seasons

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

  • Ambush

    1.Ambush

    26-04-200110m

    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 s...

  • Chosen

    2.Chosen

    10-05-200110m

    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.

  • The Follow

    3.The Follow

    24-05-200110m

    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 he...

  • Star

    4.Star

    07-06-200110m

    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...

  • Powder Keg

    5.Powder Keg

    21-06-200110m

    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 Iñárr...

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