Film200784 min

The Hitcher

Name: The Hitcher
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Released: 2007
Duration: 84 min
Cast: Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton, Neal McDonough, Kyle Davis

Taste attributes: actioncrimehorrorthrillerdetectivevehiclestried & testedunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"Never pick up strangers."

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, unsavoury horror film, familiar rather than fresh. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

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

Quality rating

5.9 /10

TMDB · 670 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, the college students Jim Halsey and his girlfriend Grace Andrews give a ride to the hitchhiker John Ryder. While in their car, the stranger proves to be a psychopath threatening the young couple with a knife, but Jim succeeds to throw him out of the car on the road. On the next morning, the young couple sees John in another car.

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