FilmRPsychological Survival Slasher

The Hitcher2007

Name: The Hitcher
Genre: Psychological, Survival, Slasher
Released: 2007-01-19
Rating: 5.1

“Never pick up strangers.”

Directed by Dave Meyers

5.1

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 5.6Rotten Tomatoes 19%Metacritic 28TMDB 5.9

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Year

2007

Runtime

84 min

Box Office

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$25,400,000

Domestic

$16,472,961

🏆 2 wins & 2 nominations total

The premise

While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, college students Jim Halsey and his girlfriend Grace Andrews give a ride to a hitchhiker. While in their car, the stranger proves to be a psychopath threatening the young couple with a knife, but Jim successfully throws him out of the car. This sets off a chain of events that will change all of their lives forever.

Horror Vault's take

A road trip through the desolate New Mexico desert turns into a waking nightmare when two college students make the fatal mistake of picking up a stranger on a stormy night. The hitchhiker is no ordinary traveler — he is methodical, terrifying, and seemingly impossible to shake. What follows is a white-knuckle pursuit across an unforgiving landscape as the couple fight to survive and clear their names. Sean Bean delivers a chilling turn as the enigmatic and relentless antagonist.

Content: Graphic Violence, Intense Threat Sequences, Car Crashes, Firearm Violence, Depictions Of Murder