Sean Bean tries giving motive and emotion to The Hitcher, but director Dave Meyers is more interested in cheap shocks, and gratuitous gore and torture.
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The Hitcher

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The Hitcher
Movie Info
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Director -
Dave Meyers -
Producer -
Michael Bay , Andrew Form , Bradley Fuller , Alfred Haber , David Linde , Charles R. Meeker -
Screenwriter -
Eric Bernt -
Distributor -
Rogue Pictures , Focus Features -
Production Co -
Platinum Dunes , Intrepid Pictures -
Rating -
R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language|Terror) -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Horror -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 19, 2007, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Mar 18, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$16.4M -
Runtime -
1h 30m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SRD , DTS , Dolby Stereo -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)