The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Directed by Ida Lupino · 71 min · Thriller, Crime, Drama
22.9 TOPICAL score · #4,222 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Hitch-Hiker (1953, directed by Ida Lupino) has a TOPICAL score of 22.9 - ranked 4,222 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and audience, and lowest on awards. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (213 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 20 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (213 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 20 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read6,584 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Edmond O'Brien (actor #495), Frank Lovejoy (actor #1,762), William Talman, José Torvay