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69% Critic Match
The Hitcher
“The terror starts the moment he stops.”
6.9 / 10• 1986• 1h 38m•R• English
HorrorActionThriller
Storyline
On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision.
Cast & Crew
Rutger Hauer
John Ryder
Lead
C. Thomas Howell
Jim Halsey
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Nash
Jeffrey DeMunn
Captain Esteridge
Billy Green Bush
Trooper Donner
John M. Jackson
Sergeant Starr
Henry Darrow
Trooper Hancock
Jon Van Ness
Trooper Hapscomb
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Harmon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Hitcher is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
