The Hitcher
1986 · TMDB 6.9
Directed by Robert Harmon
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.
Why it matters
A young man driving across Texas picks up a mysterious hitchhiker who turns out to be a sadistic killer. What follows is a terrifying game of cat and mouse on the open road, where survival depends on outrunning both the killer and the law.
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Released
- 1986-01-17
- Studio
- Feldman/Meeker Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.9
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Position 7 of 8
A young man driving across Texas picks up a mysterious hitchhiker who turns out to be a sadistic killer. What follows is a terrifying game of cat and mouse on the open road, where survival depends on outrunning both the killer and the law.
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Position 5 of 9
A young man picking up a mysterious hitchhiker (Rutger Hauer) on a Texas highway finds himself in a terrifying game of cat and mouse. A lean, mean thriller that became a VHS staple.
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