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The Hitcher

1986·1h 37m·R
MysteryThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
59,214 votes
Metascore
32
Metacritic

A young man who escapes the clutches of a murderous hitchhiker is subsequently stalked by the hitcher and framed for his crimes.

The Hitcher is a 1986 mystery thriller movie directed by Robert Harmon, starring Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, C. Thomas Howell. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 59,214 votes and runs 1h 37m.

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Director
Robert Harmon
Stars
Rutger Hauer
Jennifer Jason Leigh
C. Thomas Howell
Jeffrey DeMunn
Creators
Eric Red
Details
1986-02-21
97 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English, French
Keywords
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