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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Hitcher' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Hitcher' right now, here are some specifics about the Feldman/Meeker Productions thriller flick.
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 collated reviews from 861 top users.
Want 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."
'The Hitcher' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on HBO Max Amazon Channel, and Max .
'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 Collection
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.
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