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The Hitcher

The Hitcher (1986) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
70

About to dive into 'The Hitcher' at home? We’ve rounded up streaming and cable services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can pick what works best for you. As of now in the US, 'The Hitcher' is available on Cinemax Apple TV Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, YouTube TV to rent, buy, or stream with a subscription.

Here are a few quick details to keep in mind about the Feldman/Meeker Productions horror flick. The Hitcher starring Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey DeMunn has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min. The release date of the movie is February 21st, 1986. The movie received a user score of 70/100 on TMDb, which was generated using reviews from 1,070 real users.

Want the short version of the plot? 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."

'The Hitcher' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on February 21st, 1986
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting June 8th, 1999 - Buy The Hitcher DVD

The Hitcher Movies

A young man who escaped the clutches of a murderous hitch-hiker is subsequently stalked, framed for the hitcher's crimes, and has his life made into hell by the same man he escaped.