The Hitcher (1986)Stream and Watch Online

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Released January 17th, 1986, 'The Hitcher' stars Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey DeMunn The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a user score of 70 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 856 experienced users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

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