Hitch Hike

Hitch Hike

Hitch a Ride ... Hitch a Date with Death!

Directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile

Produced by Medusa Distribuzione, Explorer Film '58

1977104 min6.7 / 10

A tense, brutal road-movie thriller about a couple held hostage by a psychotic killer, driven by sustained paranoia and the threat of violence.

A bickering couple driving cross-country through California pick up a psychotic hitchhiker with two million dollars who threatens to kill them unless they take him to Mexico.

Questions people ask

  • Is Hitch Hike scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Hitch Hike violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Hitch Hike easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Hitch Hike end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Hitch Hike sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

46/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity13

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise88

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Hitch Hike

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Hitch Hike

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Hitch Hike, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Hitch Hike, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Hitch Hike, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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