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The Hitcher Reviews

1986

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A magnanimous young man who picks up a strange hitchhiker on a desert highway on a dark, rainy night soon wishes he had just driven on. The deranged hitchhiker turns the innocent fellow's journey into a living nightmare. Read more

Starring	Rutger Hauer, Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Director	Robert Harmon
Genres	Horror, Thriller

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- There's a killer on the road (everyone's favourite Dutch psycho, Hauer) with a Nietzschean gleam in his eye and an ugly... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
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  - 17
  A classic
  
  Rutger Hauer was the perfect lead for this movie. No it does not answer all the questions, very few in fact. That is what makes the movie so compelling, it is... read more »
  
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  - Not so Silent Bob
  - Edinburgh
  - 09 Oct 2007 at 19:04
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- - 0
  - 0
  classic brilliance
  
  even years later this film is just brilliant, scary, and really gripping. Hauer just shows he can adapt to any film making him just a good bad guy as a good one... read more »
  
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- - cheesekake
  - 766 reviews
  - uk
  - 07 Apr 2012 at 22:01
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  - 3
  A cult classic? Really?
  
  Man on long drive, picks up man at the side of the road, man is a bit weird, confesses to killing other people, man kicks weirdo out of car, weirdo comes back.<... read more »
  
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- - Bassman71
  - 460 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 26 Sep 2011 at 08:49
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  - 0
  Cult Classic Horror
  
  80's special starring C.Thomas Howell and Rutger Hauer. Howell is a young guy who picks up Hauer by the roadside out in NowheresVille USA. From then on its ... read more »
  
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- - Brettlollege
  - 72 reviews
  - Warrington
  - 02 Nov 2010 at 22:28
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  Hitch a ride to the store and pick this up!
  
  The original Hitcher movie sees Rutger Hauer take the lead role as your worst nightmare! I cant think of anyone better to portray this cold callous murderer and... read more »
  
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  - LittleMy
  - 12 reviews
  - Suffolk
  - 16 Jun 2010 at 15:50
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  - 1
  The Hitcher
  
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  I enjoyed this film and I can imagine in the 1980's it was even better. I did however think it was quite predictable half way through, but still thought it ... read more »
  
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- - jesseyzak
  - 1 review
  - Manchester
  - 23 May 2010 at 23:08
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  - 0
  a great thriller
  
  really enjoyed this film great performance by rutger hauer. not a bad performance by c thomas howell dont know what happened to his acting career... read more »
  
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- - mickey37
  - 5 reviews
  - Pontypridd
  - 12 Jul 2009 at 21:07
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  The Hitcher
  
  Awful, terrible and the same plot dragged on and on and on.....think i fell asleep at one point!
  
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  - Stirling
  - 21 May 2009 at 12:04
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  Rutger Hauer is terrifying
  
  This may be 20 years old now, but this is still a brilliant thriller.
  
  The Hitcher builds up the tension and the body count whilst Howell is driven ... read more »
  
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- - gixersan
  - 89 reviews
  - Bourne
  - 07 Mar 2009 at 09:19
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  - 0
  wouldnt bother
  
  in all honesty this film is not worth watching. ive seen worse but on the other hand ive seen a hell of a lot better too!!! its very predictable, not alot more... read more »
  
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  - Sittingbourne
  - 03 Feb 2009 at 20:07
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  Predictable
  
  Good and gripping at first however, was disappointed with the ending. Have to bear in mind this is 1986. One viewing is enough.
  
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  - London
  - 26 Dec 2008 at 14:24
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- - 56
  - 17
  A classic
  
  Rutger Hauer was the perfect lead for this movie. No it does not answer all the questions, very few in fact. That is what makes the movie so compelling, it is... read more »
  
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  - Not so Silent Bob
  - Edinburgh
  - 09 Oct 2007 at 19:04
- - 15
  - 1
  Unexpected classic
  
  I'd never heard of this movie, and the opening 10 minutes didn't bode well. Sure enough, an inobtrusive hero picks up a sinister shadowy figure (Rutger... read more »
  
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  - Holborn, London
  - 26 Oct 2003 at 01:18
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  - 3
  Classic horror
  
  This film reminds me of 'Duel' and 'Terminator' partly because of the common theme of the nightmare pursuer who is inescapable and partly ... read more »
  
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- - skeadugenga
  - 148 reviews
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  - 26 Jul 2004 at 12:34
- - 6
  - 0
  Still good
  
  It's been years since I saw this film but it has stood the test of time well.
  
  Not Oscar material but an excellent horror/suspense movie none the ... read more »
  
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- - Lightning
  - East Ayrshire
  - 24 May 2004 at 21:22
- - 6
  - 2
  A GOOD FILM
  
  SO WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT ... GET THE BUS
  
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  - AMERCIA !
  - 25 Jun 2005 at 18:46
- - 3
  - 0
  Scary - I think not
  
  Ridiculous Film that was about as scary as Paddington Bear. Characters were not engaging enough for me to care about. There was no real story and we never found... read more »
  
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- - Maggie Davidson
  - Manchester
  - 29 Sep 2006 at 21:45
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  Ooh, an absolute ...
  
  Ooh, an absolute classic this be! I've only recently had a chance to actually watch it, but with an apparently dire remake recently coming out in America I ... read more »
  
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- - Christopher Clayton
  - London, UK
  - 24 Feb 2007 at 01:43
- - 3
  - 0
  Keeps your eyes glued to the screen
  
  Although a bit of an oldie now, The Hitcher still keeps the eyes glued to the screen. Rutger Hauer (The Hitcher) is as usual brilliant playing the mystery ... read more »
  
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- - andyre16
  - West Midlands
  - 16 Apr 2004 at 14:45
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  I am not very keen on ...
  
  I am not very keen on bonus discs. I think to a large part they are a waste of time
  
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- - Peter#19
  - ABBOTS LANGLEY
  - 02 Oct 2004 at 13:51
- - 2
  - 0
  Typical 80's Psycho Thriller
  
  don't rent if you like new and up to date films, ok for the era it was set in and a god story line except the ending which is strange.
  
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- - a customer
  - Sheffield
  - 06 Nov 2006 at 16:12

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