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The Hitcher

Play trailer Poster for The Hitcher R 2007 1h 30m Mystery & Thriller Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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19% Tomatometer 105 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
Grace and Jim are a pair of college students on their way to spring break in a 1970 Oldsmobile. Blissfully unaware of the horror that awaits them, they offer a ride to hitchhiker John Ryder, a killer who subsequently terrorizes the couple and implicates them in a grisly slaying.
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Sean Bean tries giving motive and emotion to The Hitcher, but director Dave Meyers is more interested in cheap shocks, and gratuitous gore and torture.

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Jason Anderson Globe and Mail 04/27/2020
2/4
Viewers looking for more than a few secondhand thrills should drive right past The Hitcher. Go to Full Review Tim Grierson Screen International 07/28/2008
The recent assembly-line remaking of recognizable horror titles continues with The Hitcher, a dreary updating of the 1986 Rutger Hauer thriller. Go to Full Review Kyle Smith New York Post 08/22/2007
2/4
[It's] cheerfully in touch with its own brainlessness. Go to Full Review Alberto Abuín Espinof 04/27/2020
A huge waste of time. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review William Venegas La Nación (Costa Rica) 04/27/2020
The highway becomes a battlefield full of blood and junk. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Chris Beaumont Film School Rejects 04/27/2020
It is all setup and superficial story with very little depth. Still, it was fun. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Mar 29 The worldwide gross is $25,400,000.00 over a budget of $10,000,000.00. Rated R for Strong Bloody Violence, Language and Terror. See more Steven F. @SteveGotScored Mar 5 Definitely one of the best horror remakes! See more Ben H @MovieBuffBen Oct 6 I'm not sure why this movie gets so much hate. It's one of the best remakes I've seen in this seemingly endless sea of stale remakes. It's risky, fast paced, fun, gritty and violent. Edge of your seat thrills and action. Sean Bean plays one hell of a bad guy. The movie's pacing is so well done too. See more CARMINE SEBASTIAN D @Carmy2002 04/11/2025 Ho visto il film del 86 che è davvero grandioso mentre il remake è diverso e non è proprio niente di che ma non è così brutto See more Farah R @Farah 11/23/2024 The 2000s were marked with horror movie remakes of iconic titles, and while The Hitcher isn't on top of the list, the original is far better than its abysmal remake. This movie disregards all the unsettling elements that made the original effective and wastes the talent of Sean Bean on a killer who is hardly threatening, let alone dangerous. See more Michael P @TheeMichael-jai 10/06/2024 This movie is boring, annoying, and a real killer of your own engine. Don't waste time, speed past The Hitcher. See more Read all reviews
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Dave Meyers

Director

Sean Bean

John Ryder

Sophia Bush

Grace Andrews

Zachary Knighton

Jim Halsey

Neal McDonough

Capt. Esteridge

Lauren Cohn

Marlene

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Synopsis Grace and Jim are a pair of college students on their way to spring break in a 1970 Oldsmobile. Blissfully unaware of the horror that awaits them, they offer a ride to hitchhiker John Ryder, a killer who subsequently terrorizes the couple and implicates them in a grisly slaying.
Director
Dave Meyers
Producer
Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Bradley Fuller, Alfred Haber, David Linde, Charles R. Meeker
Screenwriter
Eric Bernt
Distributor
Rogue Pictures, Focus Features
Production Co
Platinum Dunes, Intrepid Pictures
Rating
R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language|Terror)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 19, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 18, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$16.4M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)