Film198698 min

The Hitcher

Name: The Hitcher
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Released: 1986
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey DeMunn, Billy Green Bush

Taste attributes: actionhorrorthrillerdetectivemysterypsychologicalvehiclesunsavouryheavyimaginarygrittybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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"Never pick-up a stranger."

Boxlist takeAn unsavoury, fantastical horror film: heavy and wide-ranging. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

7.0 /10

TMDB · 573 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs