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A lonely stretch of highway leads to a date with terror in this thriller. Jim Halsey (Zachary Knighton) and Grace Andrews (Sophia Bush) are a young couple in the midst of a long-distance road trip whe... read more read more...n, during a rainstorm, they take pity on a hitchhiker, John Ryder) (Sean Bean), and give him a lift. Jim and Grace soon come to regret their benevolence when Ryder reveals himself as a violent madman determined to see them dead. Luck is with Jim and Grace, and they're able to throw off Ryder and get back on the road, but as it happens their troubles are just beginning. Ryder has already killed a handful of people and is planting evidence that suggests Jim and Grace are the murderers; now the couple is on the run from the law as they search for Ryder in a bid to clears their names. The Hitcher is a remake of the 1986 cult horror classic of the same name; the new version was produced by Michael Bay, Andrew Form, and Brad Fuller, who previously produced remakes of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Amityville Horror. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 24 min.

Directed by: Dave Meyers

Release Date: January 19, 2007

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  • 76Majikat
    February 10, 2012
    76Majikat
    If you're going to remake a film then let it be better than the original or give it a slightly different plot. The original in this case was much better and this is hardly a challenging role for Sean Bean
  • murphmann93
    June 23, 2011
    murphmann93
    One of the best horror films I've ever seen. The scenes are truly horrifying and Sophia Bush is excellent as well as Sean Bean as the physco killer.
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    March 24, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    The Hitcher remake is one of the "better" remakes. However like every other remakes, it tries to copy the original to the letter. The original Hitcher was a terrific suspense horror film. But this upgraded remake tries to be more of an action horror film.
    this remake of the 1986... read more classic has it's good moments and the rest is just so so.first the good, Sean Bean as the villain. he is very menacing and seems to really relish the role. Rutger Hauer played the role in the original. There are some moments of suspense and lots of action. More action than suspense really.the tone of the movie doesn't seem as dark as it should,at least to me.this movie focuses more on action than on psychology. the original was much more psychological suspense oriented. This version is still quite watchable for the most part, though there is one scene which really cheapens the movie and brings it down a notch. The Hitcher remake is a guilty pleasure, and I don't know why I seem to enjoy it. But I did. The film is not too bad. Compared to the Japanese remakes, this film is quite good. Like I previously said, this version of The Hitcher is more action oriented than the original, and the psychological elements are somewhat absent at times, but this may appeal to action horror buffs. One of the better remakes.
  • fb733768972
    October 1, 2010
    fb733768972
    The Hitcher is a bunch of cliched scenes mashed together in the best and most brutally satisfyingly way possible. I could not have pictured a low budget poor made horror slasher going any better than this. It's just a guilty pleasure fun filled ride!
  • ScoopOnline
    December 17, 2009
    ScoopOnline
    This is the only Hitcher version I rather stuck on. It is this one!
  • ythelastman89
    November 18, 2009
    ythelastman89
    Really a piece of trash, I couldn't even finish watching. They took everything away from a movie I hold dear to me. Sofia Bush was the only, and I mean only reason to watch this. Sean Bean just totally missed the point of his character. It's a movie that should never have been re... read moremade.
  • phubbs1
    April 6, 2009
    phubbs1
    I liked this, I've seen the Rutger Hauer original and though it was good but I still like this. Mr Bean is not exactly creepy but strong, firm, gritty and has a sense of realism about him. He could be a nutter and a normal person, he plays it well. The young couple he's after are... read more the usual sterotypical Americana kids but its just fun to see Bean rip through cars, police and the landscape to try and get them. There are some really good car chases with great smashes and it goes at a fair pace, great fun.

    I know this got a luke warm review but dont trust it lol this is good fun. Sure there are the usual breast shots for the young female lead and plenty of other typical cliches (you know what I mean) but at the end of the day its quite cool, Bean saves it. The better of the remakes I reckon.
  • matertenebraum
    September 12, 2008
    matertenebraum
    I just bought this on DVD, and I liked it. I think that if you haven't seen the original and have something against older looking movies then you will definitely enjoy this. On the other hand, I prefer the original and felt like society's money would be better spent actually purc... read morehasing the original on DVD (its cheap) then seeing this. That would be a great F YOU to Hollywood! Another idea would be for movie theatres to show the original movie for a little less price and see what kind of results they get.

    The movie itself is plenty intense, a decent amount of "boo scares", and gore quick pace, attractive leads, decent acting (for the most part). Compared to the rest of the movies being released these days, I would say this is definitely above par. The only thing that I can't get over is how much alike the original it was.

    There are a couple differences (the girlfriend, and a few others) that didn't really add anything to the movie at all, and even with those differences (which you would think could actually change the movie a lot) a lot of scenes are almost shot for shot the same. Acting wise, I think the main male actor faired a little better than C.Thomas Howell... and i like Sean Bean a lot, but unfortunately he seemed to be doing a Rutger Hauer impression the whole time (dunno if that was his choice, or the filmmakers), but Rutger Hauer is the best "Hitcher", Sophia Bush, as attractive as she is... did not impress me very much acting wise, but she wasn't horrible either.

    All in all, I give this a 7, and I would personally give the original an 8.5. This one did some things better than the original, i think the original was more intense without feeling as "forced" as this one does (the level of brutality in movies feels pretty forced lately, you may understand what i mean, you may not) I honestly think that Hollywood could make some money if they would retouch some old movies and re-release them, and advertise them correctly.
  • Screeny
    September 9, 2008
    Screeny
    One of the better remakes to be made
  • allan913
    September 5, 2008
    allan913
    A heart-pounding thriller that's jammed with explosive action. A real adreniline rush. This film grabs you like you wouldnt belive. A chilling edge of your seat ride. Sean Bean gives a superb and bone-chilling performance. He's the most satanic, evil and charasmatic villian I've ... read moreseen in a long time. He steals the show in every scene he's in. Heart-racing and packed on fear fuel.

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Kyle Smith
August 22, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post

[It's] cheerfully in touch with its own brainlessness. Full Review

Desson Thomson
February 3, 2007
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

Don't even think of stopping. Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
January 25, 2007
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

... about all the movie is effective at is insulting the audience. Full Review

Peter Hartlaub
January 22, 2007
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle

[Grace, played by Sophia Bush] can't go six blocks without having to pee, and we're supposed to believe she knows how to fire a Colt 45 and a shotgun? Full Review

Mark Olsen
January 22, 2007
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times

That [original] film was intellectually engaging as well as tangibly creepy, while the new remake is just plain bad, and boring to boot. Full Review

James Berardinelli
January 20, 2007
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

There's no snowball effect and the characters are too weakly drawn and acted for there to be any psychological dimension to their interaction. The ending of the first movie was unsettling; the conclus... Full Review

Ronnie Scheib
January 20, 2007
Ronnie Scheib, Variety

Perhaps most unforgivably, pic lacks suspense. The action scenes are directed credibly enough, but the nail-biting buildups and awful aftermaths are laid out mechanically and drained of emotional effect. Full Review

Matt Zoller Seitz
January 20, 2007
Matt Zoller Seitz, New York Times

Like the same-titled 1986 cult favorite, this remake is a crash-and-burn action horror with intellectual pretensions. Full Review

Colin Covert
January 19, 2007
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

The screenplay disastrously rewrites the original's climax, turning Bush's college waif into an indestructible female Terminator who can unerringly fire a police-issue riot gun and kick a steel paddy-... Full Review

Frank Scheck
January 19, 2007
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

Probably the nerviest move on filmmaker Dave Meyers' part was to include a clip from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, well demonstrating just how far we've descended when it comes to cinematic suspense.

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