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Release Year1997
Runtime1h 36m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationR
GenresThriller, TV Movie
Votes4
DirectorJean Pellerin
WritersLeah Kerr
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.8 out of 10
Cast9 credited
Also Known AsFor Hire
About For Hire
Chicago cabbie Mitch Lawrence is a man whose dreams are starting to fade. His only shining light is his loving and pregnant wife. When one of his clients, author Lou Webber offers him money to eliminate a drug dealer who is stalking him, Mitch refuses. Days later, Mitch is diagnosed with inoperable stomach cancer. He reconsiders Lou's offer, and for the sake of his wife and baby, eliminates the threat. But after that night, everything changes, Mitch's stomach pains disappear. The Drug dealer suddenly resurfaces in a crowd. Then events conspire to drag Mitch deeper into a game that proves that at the right price any man is for hire.
Directed by Jean Pellerin, For Hire leans on a strong ensemble — Rob Lowe, Joe Mantegna, Bronwen Booth — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about thriller titles of 1997.
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