The Hitch-Hiker

The Hitch-Hiker

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.

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.

61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity84

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise43

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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