Jim Halsey is onderweg van Chicago naar San Diego. Onderweg neemt hij een lifter mee, die naar blijkt moordzuchtige neigingen heeft. Deze seriemoordenaar John Ryder laat een spoor van slachtoffers achter, waar Jim de schuld van krijgt.
Nee, helaas is The Hitcher nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Sound | Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Frank J. Urioste | Editor |
| Camera | John Seale | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Robert Harmon | Director |
| Crew | Janet Brady | Stunt Double |
| Sound | Mark Mangini | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Danny Rogers | Stunts |
| Crew | Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Crew | Justin De Rosa | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Ted Barba | Stunts |
| Crew | David Burton | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Crew | Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Crew | Arthur Brewer | Stunts |
| Crew | Jophery C. Brown | Stunts |
| Production | Kip Ohman | Producer |
| Art | Dins Danielsen | Art Direction |
| Production | David Bombyk | Producer |
| Art | Lynda Burbank | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Peitzman | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Dennis Gassner | Production Design |
| Sound | Art Names | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Penny Perry | Casting |
| Camera | Walt Lloyd | Camera Operator |
| Production | Charles R. Meeker | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Craig Beaudine | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Edward S. Feldman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Lewis | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Leigh Webb | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Paul Lewis | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Stephen Hunter Flick | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Tommy Esteridge | Property Master |
| Crew | Eddy Donno | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Robin Alan Knight | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jac McAnelly | Key Costumer |
| Camera | François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| Visual Effects | Art Brewer | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Gregg Landaker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Steve Maslow | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Joan Rowe | Foley Artist |
| Directing | Karen Golden | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Tim Phelps | Gaffer |
| Sound | Warren Hamilton Jr. | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Charles Minsky | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Crew | Ross Reynolds | Pilot |
| Writing | Eric Red | Writer |
