The Hitcher
Directed by Dave Meyers
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. From TMDB
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60 of 224 · most liked firstMovie Of The Day... The Hitcher (1986)
neutral · AI labelView post →Precisely 40 years ago, on FEB 21, 1986, the magnificent film "The Hitcher" was first released in US theatres. Directed by Robert Harmon and starring Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell and Jennifer Jason Leigh, it quickly became a cult classic! 📽️ WATCH: youtu.be/AaU8vhDsqtM?si=iB4vSiTDsHqgwIlM #Horror
neutral · AI labelView post →The Hitcher isn’t a great film by conventional measures. But what makes it worth watching is Rutger Hauer. Who takes a seemingly simple killer off the page and makes him layered, terrifying, and fascinating to watch. His microexpressions, the way he delivers lines steeped in subtext. Perfect. 💯
positive · AI labelView post →For my next Summer of (Movie) Love entry, I’m celebrating THE HITCHER. John Ryder was more terrifying to me than Freddy Krueger as a kid & the film still feels like a cinematic powder keg: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/summer-of-mo... Open to both free & paid subscribers- thanks y’all!
positive · AI labelView post →this is the sexiest a vampire has looked in any movie (also this movie was part of a trend of mystical south western set movies at the time, you'd also do well pairing it with The Hitcher)
neutral · AI labelView post →The Hitcher (1986) Directed by Robert Harmon
neutral · AI labelView post →I just watched The Hitcher for the first time and I legitimately do not know why it isn't held up as an all time thriller by everybody in the universe. Heck of a movie!! Unfortunately now I gotta buy the 4k so I can hear @horrornonna.com's commentary
positive · AI labelView post →Day 4 of the #NoirvemberChallenge - A #filmnoir ahead of its time... The Hitch-Hiker (1953) dir. Ida Lupino 🎬 This terrifying road movie is leaps and bounds ahead of the usual noir fare... It is more akin to the 80s rip-offs like The Hitcher starring Rutger Hauer. #filmsky #Noirvember #moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →When I'm working on an audio commentary, I play the film in the background on a loop like 5x a day for a week *at least*. "What's a film you have seen more than 100 times", now THERE'S a prompt. For me, that is usually films I've written whole-ass books on: Suspira, Ms. 45, The Hitcher...
neutral · AI labelView post →Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 The Hitcher (1986) By Marc Aspinall
unlabelledView post →Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 The Hitcher (1986) By Marc Aspinall
neutral · AI labelView post →Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 The Hitcher (1986) By Bruno Vergauwen
neutral · AI labelView post →On this night (28th February) in 1987, the Scala Cinema was showing Birdy (1984), The Devils (1971), The Hitcher (1986), Altered States (1980) and Badlands (1973) as a Madman all-nighter.
neutral · AI labelView post →Share an ACTION movie title that begins with the letter “H” 🎥 H is for… The Hitcher 🖤
neutral · AI labelView post →I couldn't justify £55 for the new 4K blu-ray and went with a £1 donation to charity instead; either way, 1986 thriller The Hitcher was a favourite movie of mine when I was a teenager, and it still looks great now. Rutger Hauer and crispy action; four out of five. film-authority.com/2026/04/08/t...
positive · AI labelView post →So underrated. Genuinely so beautifully shot. Rutger Hauer's performance is so good. One of the best serial killer movies ever. I need people to stop asking me for movie recs and just watch this. #filmsky My ★★★★★ review of The Hitcher on @letterboxd: boxd.it/bC5yBZ
positive · AI labelView post →The Hitcher (Film: 1986 / DVD: 1999)
neutral · AI labelView post →Rutger Hauer’s character in the 1986 horror film The Hitcher has endorsed Andrew Cuomo for mayor
neutral · AI labelView post →The Hitcher is peak Rutger. And the film is brilliant. The question is never: How does Jim stop John while saving everyone else there? Everyone else there is already dead. The question is: Does Jim have the guts to accept that and still stop John so that John doesn’t go on to kill even more people?
positive · AI labelView post →I've published 3x single-film focused monographs of 30k words each since 2015 (on Dario Argento's Suspiria, Robert Harmon's The Hitcher, and Abel Ferrara's Ms. 45), and it's the perfect size for a project like that. The BFI single-film monographs established this as film crit norm, we're lucky!
neutral · AI labelView post →Currently watching The Hitcher (1986) and I keep going nuts for how all the car chases are shot, like the use of multiple planes of action to convey distance between persuer and persued is incredible and wouldn't you know the guy who shot this also shot a little chase film called mad max fury road
positive · AI labelView post →I made one big movie purchase splurge back in 2024, which was Second Sight's release of THE HITCHER, and I'm finally digging into it today for "reasons." It's an absolutely gorgeous release.
positive · AI labelView post →Picking a random film from my collection to show off for no real reason! Day #65 "The Hitcher" (Robert Harmon/1986) White knuckle tension and Rutger Hauer as one hell of a scary serial killer in this incredible road film/horror movie. I can't say enough great things about this film, recommended!
positive · AI labelView post →Currently watching The Hitcher! This one is *intense*!
positive · AI labelView post →Just watched THE HITCHER, which I haven’t seen since the days of the video rental shop in the 80s. It’s a great film. The tension starts in the first few minutes & just keeps on escalating. And Rutger Hauer is wonderfully demented. Nice exploding helicopter too: @chopperfireball.bsky.social!
positive · AI labelView post →Cure or The Hitcher Which is the more underrated horror film?
neutral · AI labelView post →5) THE HITCHER (1986) First time I saw Rutger Hauer was in Nighthawks. Last time was watching Split Second earlier this year. #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days 🎥
neutral · AI labelView post →The Hitcher is as bad vibes as it is thrilling, a fantastic film that's aged beautiful. 📽️ My ★★★★★ review of The Hitcher on Letterboxd boxd.it/7t9QRB 📽️ #Filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →On Episode 158 of The #Film89Podcast, @skyemovies.bsky.social & filmmaker, Kyle Reardon, celebrate the 40th anniversary of cult classic thriller, The Hitcher (1986). www.film89.co.uk/the-film-89-... Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podomatic & more.
neutral · AI labelView post →My last four films watched this Friday - Kokuho (2025), The Hitcher (1986), Fréwaka (2024), Repulsion (1965) ❤️🎥📽️🎬 @letterboxd.social #lastfourwatched #films2025 #letterboxdfriday #films
neutral · AI labelView post →If you're in Seattle and love @scarecrowvideo.bsky.social help me and my incredible co-host @whateverokay.bsky.social celebrate the 100th episode of @vivaphysicalmedia.bsky.social with a screening of my 2nd favorite scary movie, THE HITCHER, Sat 7/5 at 7pm. thebeacon.film/calendar/mov...
neutral · AI labelView post →They don't make flicks like this anymore. Exceedingly grim, nasty as a toothache, COHEN AND TATE is one traumatizing, pulverizing thriller. Prior to making the movie, Eric Red wrote THE HITCHER (1986) and NEAR DARK (1987), and the three films form a trilogy of 1980s nihilistic cinema at its finest.
positive · AI labelView post →"I don't need gas." C. Thomas Howell makes the ultimate mistake. Picking up Rutger Hauer hitchhiking! The Cinema Snob checks out the terrifying 1986 film THE HITCHER and keeps an eye on his French fries. Click here to watch: youtu.be/oR46L2H1H2g
neutral · AI labelView post →10 horror movies to get to know me by 📺 Ghostwatch 👻 Kōrei/Séance 🚗 Joy Ride 🐗 Razorback 👍🏻 The Hitcher 🕯️ Poison for the Fairies ☎️ When a Stranger Calls Back 🩺 Pin 🏳️🌈 Hellbent 🐈⬛ Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
neutral · AI labelView post →THE HITCHER, with jon bernthal as the hitcher and zendaya as the driver. it slowly becomes apparent over the course of the movie that america is in the midst of a violent civic rupture between two unnamed groups out east. the vibe is that violence that never quite left the american soul.
neutral · AI labelView post →Just wrapped up my interview with C. Thomas Howell, and it was - as I'm sure most people would expect me to say - a really great conversation. We talked about his new movie, One Mile, to kick things off, but that led into stories about Criminal Minds and the Hitcher. 1/
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally rewatched THE HITCHER via the new 4K, and damn, an already striking film now looks even even more beautiful. The desert visuals, the incredible score, and one of the all-time great "slasher" antagonists. A damn masterpiece.
positive · AI labelView post →For today's #SlasherSunday... #NowWatching 📽️ - The Hitcher (1986) Dir. Robert Harmon
neutral · AI labelView post →Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) picks up psychotic hitchhiker, John Ryder (Rutger Hauer), in cult classic thriller, The Hitcher (1986). Discussed on Episode 158 of The #Film89Podcast for its 40th anniversary. www.film89.co.uk/the-film-89-...
neutral · AI labelView post →THE HITCHER is a movie is saw very young. I remember watching it when I was probably 9 or 10 with my older brother during and HBO free preview weekend. I remember being shocked with how bleak it was. Rutger Hauer really elevates the whole movie with an insane performance.
positive · AI labelView post →Have you ever seen The Hitcher? My favorite Rutger Hauer movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →On this day, 40 years ago, Robert Harmon's "The Hitcher" (1986) had its limited release in the USA. Solid horror movie, with a memorable performance by Rutger Hauer as the baddie. Jennifer Jason Leigh was also amazing! #OTD #FilmSky #TheHitcher
neutral · AI labelView post →I saw THE HITCHER at a young age and the movie really got its hooks into me, but as time goes by it's become sorta unsatisfying. The villain isn't tailored to the hero. He's just a random event. By contrast, consider the Twilight Zone's "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet." The gremlin is the perfect foe.
neutral · AI labelView post →Psst…Hey! You! You like that movie The Hitcher? How about The Terminator? Then do I have a story for you courtesy of @sgj.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →The Hitcher is a brutal, relentless film with not an ounce of fat. No exposition, at all. Hauer is terrifying. Absolutely stunning remaster from Second Sight.
positive · AI labelView post →Movie #1: THE HITCHER (1986), dir. Robert Harmon Viewing History: First time watch Where I'm Watching: Criterion Channel
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's film is... The Hitcher (1986). It's Rutger Hauer being relentlessly unhinged but also alluring. Plus C Thomas Howell the 80s icon from The Outsiders 🙌 It's been a minute but popping in my DVD for... #TransformationsoftheGothic
neutral · AI labelView post →Spent the evening doing the Lord's work. By which I mean, introducing my friend @sarahalba.bsky.social to my favourite murder boyfriends film: The Hitcher (1986)
positive · AI labelView post →#nowshowing in the Nickxcom theater: The Hitcher (1986, Robert Harmon) On UHD from Warner Bros. I haven't seen this one in a long time, & my girlfriend has never seen it. Friends, have any of YOU seen this movie? What do you think? 🤔🕵🏻 #filmsky #horrorsky #physicalmedia
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's movie is The Hitcher. Goddamn. Rutger Hauer is one sinister (and sexy) mofo in this movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Thai film poster for THE HITCHER (1986 - Dir. Robert Harmon) Cast: Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh
neutral · AI labelView post →The Hitcher. No, it isn't the best movie ever made but Hauer was so terrifying and convincing that it was one of my childhood trauma movies. He ate that role up.
positive · AI labelView post →NOW ON YOUTUBE, Forever Horror Month concludes with my look at the 1986 Rutger Hauer terrifying cult classic THE HITCHER! Please, share it around! Happy Halloween! The Hitcher (1986) - Forever Horror Movie Review youtu.be/N6T18uy2fUQ
neutral · AI labelView post →The Hitcher. His performance made that film. Truly iconic
positive · AI labelView post →Just rewatched THE HITCHER for the first time in about 25 years. Robert Harmon directed the hell out of this film - all the more impressive when you consider that it's his debut feature. This double canon roll is a thing of totally exquisite beauty.
positive · AI labelView post →I talked about this in my piece but I just wanted to tip my hat again to @secondsightfilms.bsky.social for their amazing work restoring THE HITCHER because it really feels like this 40 year old film is brand new all over again. If you’ve been on the fence about the 4K, I highly recommend it.
positive · AI labelView post →Yugoslav film poster for THE HITCHER (1986 - Dir. Robert Harmon) Cast: Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh
neutral · AI labelView post →Feelin discombobulated? Treat yourself to a Rutger Hauer film! What? No, not Bladerunner! That’s a Harrison Ford film with Rutger Hauer in it. I’m talkin The Hitcher! I’m talkin Omega Doom! I’m talkin Split Second, Blind Fury, and The Salute of the Jugger! Get you some Hauer today!
neutral · AI labelView post →Kveldens film #spooktober The Hitcher (1986) Regi av Robert Harmon Da er plasten sprettet av på denne flotte boksen fra Second Sight. Masse kult innhold: en bok, manuskriptet og noen kort. Litt spent på filmen, som jeg ikke har sett siden tidlig 90-tallet. #filmsky #100DaysOfHorror
neutral · AI labelView post →Yep. This one is a blast. Get on it if you haven’t seen it. Dan Stevens and Maika Monroe are great in it. Pairs well with The Hitcher or The Terminator, and is a low key Halloween movie.
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