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 |
| Directing | Robert Harmon | Director |
| Editing | Frank J. Urioste | Editor |
| Camera | John Seale | Director of Photography |
| Art | Dins W. W. Danielsen | Art Direction |
| Production | David Bombyk | Producer |
| Production | Kip Ohman | Producer |
| Art | Lynda Burbank | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Peitzman | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Dennis Gassner | Production Design |
| Writing | Eric Red | Screenplay |
| Sound | Michael Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Paul Lewis | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Steve Maslow | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Stephen Hunter Flick | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Edward S. Feldman | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Walt Lloyd | Camera Operator |
| Art | Tommy Esteridge | Property Master |
| Production | Charles R. Meeker | Executive Producer |
| Lighting | Tim Phelps | Gaffer |
| Production | Penny Perry | Casting |
| Sound | Joan Rowe | Foley Artist |
| Visual Effects | Art Brewer | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Robin Alan Knight | Key Grip |
| Sound | Warren Hamilton Jr. | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Eddy Donno | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Charles Minsky | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jac McAnelly | Key Costumer |
| Production | Paul Lewis | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Leigh Webb | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Karen Golden | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Craig Beaudine | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Gregg Landaker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Ross Reynolds | Pilot |
| Sound | Mark A. Mangini | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Janet Brady | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Jophery C. Brown | Stunts |
| Crew | Ted Barba | Stunts |
| Crew | David Burton | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Justin De Rosa | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Crew | Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Crew | Arthur Brewer | Stunts |
| Crew | Danny Rogers | Stunts |
| Crew | Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Sound | Art Names | Sound Mixer |
