The Hitcher
Never pick up strangers.
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.
- Director
- Dave Meyers
- Worldwide
- $25M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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Box Office & Release
The Hitcher returned 2.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $10M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $25M
- Release date
- Jan 19, 2007
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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