BMW's "The Hire"
The BMW film series The Hire is a series of short films produced for the Internet. The plots of each of the films differ, but one constant remains: Clive Owen plays "The Driver," a man who goes from place to place (in BMW automobiles), getting hired by various people to be a sort of transport for their vital needs.
Which of the Hire films did you like most? Or, if you haven't seen them, which one sounds most like a film you'd like to see?
Discuss the list here
Which of the Hire films did you like most? Or, if you haven't seen them, which one sounds most like a film you'd like to see?
Discuss the list here
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- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsClive OwenTomas MilianFranklin Dennis JonesA mysterious BMW driver must protect an eccentric old foreigner from criminals.A mysterious BMW driver must protect an eccentric old foreigner from criminals.
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Starring Tomas Milian - DirectorAng LeeStarsClive OwenMason LeeSonom GualsonThe Driver is carrying an East Asian child who has been chosen for a strange rite. He must drive him through the city to get to a monk's house, while eluding several cars out to get the child.
- DirectorKar-Wai WongStarsClive OwenMickey RourkeAdriana LimaThe Driver is now spying on a celebrity's wife suspected of adultery.The Driver is now spying on a celebrity's wife suspected of adultery.
Directed by Kar-Wai Wong
Starring Mickey Rourke and Adriana Lima - DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsClive OwenStellan SkarsgårdLois SmithJanuary 13, 2001. Times war photographer Harvey Jacobs is wounded while witnessing a massacre at Nuevo Colon by terrorists. In a desperate effort, the United Nations sends a vehicle to get him out, a BMW driven by the mysterious Driver.Times war photographer Harvey Jacobs is wounded while witnessing a massacre at Nuevo Colon by terrorists. In a desperate effort, the United Nations sends a vehicle to get him out, a BMW driven by the mysterious Driver.
Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Starring Stellan Skarsgård and Lois Smith - DirectorGuy RitchieStarsClive OwenMichael BeattieToru Tanaka Jr.The Driver carries an arrogant rock star who wants to get away from her bodyguards in the Driver's BMW.The Driver now carries an arrogant rock star who is visiting a major city. The title character wants to get away from her bodyguards in the Driver's BMW. He soon gets tired of her and decides to have a bit of fun.
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Starring Madonna - DirectorJohn WooStarsClive OwenMaury ChaykinKathryn MorrisThe 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.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.
Directed by John Woo
Starring Maury Chaykin and Kathryn Morris - DirectorTony ScottStarsClive OwenGary OldmanJames BrownDecades 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.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.
Directed by Tony Scott
Starring James Brown and Gary Oldman - DirectorJoe CarnahanStarsClive OwenDon CheadleF. Murray AbrahamThe Driver finds himself in a dangerous, yet highly political situation; this time being pursued by a helicopter gunship while carrying a passenger with a suitcase, the contents of which will decide the fate of a nation.The Driver finds himself in a dangerous, yet highly political situation; this time being pursued by a helicopter gunship while carrying a passenger with a suitcase, the contents of which will decide the fate of a nation.
Directed by Joe Carnahan
Starring Don Cheadle - DirectorNeill BlomkampStarsClive OwenJon BernthalDakota FanningIn this homage to the 15th anniversary of the original series of BMW short films, The Driver is hired to deliver a living human clone.The Driver is back, this time in the employ of ruthless mercenaries charged with delivering a living human clone: a teenage girl that knows only about the world she sees for the first time from what she's read.
Directed by Neill Blomkamp
Starring by Jon Bernthal, Dakota Fanning and Vera Farmiga