For Hire
1997 · 96 min · Director: Jean Pellerin
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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
- Anxiety30%
- Sadness25%
- Tension20%
- Guilt15%
- Anticipation10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Sadness, Tension. Genres: Thriller, TV Movie. AI estimate.
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Cast
Tom Kellman
Professor Gerald Lambert
Details
- Directed by
- Jean Pellerin
- Written by
- Leah Kerr
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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