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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

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Reviews Counted:187

Fresh:113

Rotten:74

Average Rating:6.1/10

Consensus: A frantic and occasional funny adaptation of Douglas Adams' novel. However, it may have those unfamiliar with the source material scratching their heads.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for thematic elements, action and mild language

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Theatrical Release:Apr 29, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $51,019,112

Synopsis: Douglas Adams's long-awaited film version of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, based on his five-book series, is a funny, wacky, highly creative ride through a bizarre universe. Martin Freeman... Douglas Adams's long-awaited film version of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, based on his five-book series, is a funny, wacky, highly creative ride through a bizarre universe. Martin Freeman (Tim from THE OFFICE) stars as Arthur Dent, a British everyman suddenly thrust into intergalactic intrigue when the earth is destroyed by the Vogons to make room for an interspatial highway. Arthur travels the skyways with good friend Ford Prefect (Mos Def), an alien writer for an electronic encyclopedia called THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. Things get downright dangerous--and absolutely hysterical--when Arthur and Ford thumb a ride with the president of the universe, two-headed Zaphod Beeblebrox (a wild and crazy Sam Rockwell); earthling Tricia McMillan (Zooey Deschanel), whom Arthur once had a thing for back in England; and a perpetually depressed robot named Marvin (voiced by Alan Rickman, played by Warwick Davis). With much of the galaxy after them, the motley crew makes its way toward a super-computer that just might be able to provide them with the ultimate question; they already know the answer. Based on a second-draft script written by Adams himself, who died shortly thereafter, H2G2 is a winning film that rightfully earns its place in the storied HITCHHIKER'S lore. And for an extra little bonus, make sure to sit through all of the credits. [More]

Starring: Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Mos Def

Starring: Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Mos Def, Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, Warwick Davis, Anna Chancellor, John Malkovich, Stephen Fry, Helen Mirren

Director: Garth Jennings

Director: Garth Jennings
Screenwriter: Douglas Adams, Karey Kirkpatrick
Producer: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman, Jay Roach
Composer: Joby Talbot
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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  • The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
  • Here's the absolutely hysterical, wonderfully wild, cosmic adventure comedy THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. Based on Douglas Adams' worldwide best-selling novel, and starring an outrageous intergalactic cast, this is one ride you don't want to miss. Seconds before Earth is destroyed to make way for a new hyperspace express route, mild-mannered Arthur Dent is whisked into space by his best friend (an alien posing as an out-of-work actor). And so the misadventures begin as he and fellow travelers, including the cool but dim-witted President of the Galaxy, the Earth girl Trillian, and Marvin the paranoid android, search for answers to the mystery of Life, the Universe, and Everything.~
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    "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" is an enjoyable sci-fi romp with a strong twist of self-effacing British raillery that children of all ages will get a charge from.

    Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
    06/19/09
    Cole Smithey
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    10/18/08
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    08/07/08
    Bob Grimm
    Bob Grimm
    Sacramento News & Review

    It's hard to dislike a movie in which one of the heroes gets brain power from lemon juice.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    09/17/07
    Rob Gonsalves
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    07/14/07
    Joe Lozito
    Joe Lozito
    Big Picture Big Sound

    Considering all the things that could have gone wrong in the making of this picture, it's a minor miracle that it turned out as well as it did.

    Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
    03/01/07
    Ethan Alter
    Ethan Alter
    Film Journal International

    full review in Greek

    Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
    10/03/06
    Joseph Proimakis
    Joseph Proimakis
    Movies for the Masses

    A lot of fun and something different, poised to reach a broader audience with its silly and spirited tour of space -- which is vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big, by the way.

    Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
    09/25/06
    Russ Breimeier
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    Christianity Today
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    06/24/06
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    04/01/06
    Empire Magazine

    "Mostly Unnecessary."

    Full Review Source: MovieCrypt.com | comment Comment
    01/16/06
    Kevin A. Ranson
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    12/06/05
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    12/06/05
    James Kendrick
    James Kendrick
    Q Network Film Desk

    Adams fans will have to content themselves with the fact that, while the film is not perfect, it is indeed the best they could realistically have hoped for.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/06/05
    Chris Barsanti
    Chris Barsanti
    Film Threat

    Devotees of the original stories are going to be frustrated that their favorite bits have been truncated or excised outright, while newbies will likely wonder what all the fuss has been about these last few decades.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/06/05
    Pete Vonder Haar
    Pete Vonder Haar
    Film Threat

    Cute, science-fiction adventure that has inspired moments. Just not enough of them.

    Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
    10/07/05
    Forrest Hartman
    Forrest Hartman
    Reno Gazette-Journal

    Given this fan's worst fears, The Hitchhiker's Guide is a minor pleasant surprise

    Full Review Source: Movie Habit | comment Comment
    10/06/05
    Marty Mapes
    Marty Mapes
    Movie Habit

    ...proves that some novels just aren't filmable...

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    10/06/05
    David Nusair
    David Nusair
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    On the grand scale of adaptations, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy falls...closer to Lord of the Rings than it does The Shining, or I, Robot.

    Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
    09/13/05
    Bill Gibron
    Bill Gibron
    DVDTalk.com

    For all its huge sets, high-tech glitz, and CGI effects, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fails to capture the deadpan drollness of the Adams novels

    Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
    08/31/05
    John J. Puccio
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