Is The Hitch-Hiker scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Hitch-Hiker easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Hitch-Hiker end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Hitch-Hiker violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Hitch-Hiker sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Hitch-Hiker

Name: The Hitch-Hiker
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Released: 1953
Duration: 71 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman, José Torvay, Sam Hayes

Who'll be his next victim... YOU?

Directed by Ida Lupino

Produced by The Filmakers

195371 min6.8 / 10

A taut, paranoia-soaked noir thriller where two men are trapped with a remorseless killer whose unblinking eye becomes a symbol of inescapable surveillance and doom.

Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon as they're no longer useful, he'll kill again. The two friends plot an escape, but the hitchhiker's peculiar physical affliction, an eye that never closes even when he sleeps, makes it impossible for them to tell when they can make a break for it.

Clusters

Crime and Betrayal Stories Psychological Thriller Movies Paranoia and Procedure Trapped by a Predator Film Genres and Movements

Genres

Thriller Crime Drama

Keywords

Mexico Film Noir Hitchhiker Woman Director

Questions people ask

Is The Hitch-Hiker scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The Hitch-Hiker easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does The Hitch-Hiker end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Hitch-Hiker violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Hitch-Hiker sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

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