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Hitch Hike

1977 · 104 min

A grimy, nerve-shredding road thriller that traps you in the car with a sadistic psychopath and a marriage rotting from the inside.

Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Tagline
Hitch a Ride ... Hitch a Date with Death!
Overview
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.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • violence
  • crime
  • greed
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
thriller, crime, drama
Directed by
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Written by
Aldo Crudo, Peter Crane
Starring
Franco Nero, Corinne Cléry, David Hess, Joshua Sinclair, Ignazio Spalla, Leonardo Scavino, Mónica Zanchi, Benito Pacifico
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Franco Di Giacomo, Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Runtime
104 min
Country
Italy
Languages
English, Italian

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