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1986 • 1h 38min • R • Horror, Action, Thriller

The Hitcher

"The terror starts the moment he stops."

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.

IMDb 7.2

RT 62%

MC 32

Director

Robert Harmon

Composer

Mark Isham

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Rutger Hauer

John Ryder

C. Thomas Howell

Jim Halsey

Jeffrey DeMunn

Captain Esteridge

Billy Green Bush

Trooper Donner

John M. Jackson

Sergeant Starr

Henry Darrow

Trooper Hancock

Jon Van Ness

Trooper Hapscomb

Jennifer Jason Leigh

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