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The Hitcher
Human Monsters, Psychological

The Hitcher

1986

The terror starts the moment he stops.

Directed by Robert Harmon

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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.

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Written by
Eric Red
Composer
Mark Isham
Cinematographer
John Seale
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
en
Rating
R
TMDB
7.0/10 (1,042 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
63% Fresh
Metacritic
32/100
IMDb
7.2/10 (56,960 votes)
Released January 17, 1986·$6,000,000 budget·$5,844,868 revenue

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Score

Mark Isham

The Hitcher (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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The Hitcher Collection

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