The Hitcher
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59% Critic Match

The Hitcher

Never pick up strangers.

5.9 / 10 2007 1h 24mR English
CrimeHorrorThriller

Storyline

While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, college students Jim Halsey and his girlfriend Grace Andrews give a ride to a hitchhiker. While in their car, the stranger proves to be a psychopath threatening the young couple with a knife, but Jim successfully throws him out of the car. This sets off a chain of events that will change all of their lives forever.

Cast & Crew

Sean Bean

Sean Bean

John Ryder

Lead
Sophia Bush

Sophia Bush

Grace Andrews

Zachary Knighton

Zachary Knighton

Jim Halsey

Neal McDonough

Neal McDonough

Lieutenant Esteridge

Kyle Davis

Kyle Davis

Store Clerk

Danny Bolero

Danny Bolero

Officer Edwards

Jeffrey Hutchinson

Jeffrey Hutchinson

Young Father

SO

Skip O'Brien

Harlan Bremmer Sr.

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dave Meyers's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Hitcher is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker