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For Hire

1997 · 96 min · Director: Jean Pellerin ★ IMDb 5.4 · 357 ratings

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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.

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For Hire (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Sadness 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Sadness, Tension. Genres: Thriller, TV Movie. AI estimate.

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Cast

Rob Lowe

Mitch Lawrence

Joe Mantegna

Alan Webber

BB
Bronwen Booth

SA
Steve Adams

SA
Steve Adams

Tom Kellman

JL
Jack Langedijk

ML
Marie-Josée Longchamps

JR
Jean-Louis Roux

JR
Jean-Louis Roux

Professor Gerald Lambert

JD
John Dunn-Hill

JD
John Dunn-Hill

Larry Sharp

CE
Charles Edwin Powell

CE
Charles Edwin Powell

Joe Watson

Details

Directed by
Jean Pellerin
Written by
Leah Kerr
Type
Movies
Released
1997
Runtime
96 min
Country
Canada
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.4 · 357 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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