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Hitcher, The (1986) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Hitcher, The (1986) a score of 2.9233 out of 4

based on (18) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(9)

Good

(2)

Fair

(1)

Poor

(0)

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SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

This was the best psychological terror film of at least the 1980s. One of the great crimes has been just how critically overlooked this was both at the time and indeed since in the annals of genre history. There are few films...read the complete Hitcher, The (1986) review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

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BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)

When C Thomas Howell utters the words "My mother told me to never do this", you know Rutger Hauer isn't going to give hitchhikers a good name. Once in the car, Rutger proves the ultimate backseat driver in this cruelly exciting film which, as the...read the complete Hitcher, The (1986) review at BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)

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DVD Talk (G. Noel Gross)

Notables: 18 corpses. Loogie hocking. Exploding gas station. Gratuitous dream sequence. Finger rolls. Puking. Shotgun ventilations. Blood licking. Multiple high speed chases with crash and burn. Helicopter chase. Advanced hitchhiking. Quotables: Not...read the complete Hitcher, The (1986) review at DVD Talk (G. Noel Gross)

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Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)

Without the original film's subtext of male bonding gone awry, nothing here has a shred of psychological resonance....read the complete Hitcher, The (1986) review at Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)