# Movies like The Hitcher

> Films most similar to The Hitcher (1986) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-hitcher-1986/>

## 11 films in this list

- **[Highwaymen](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/highwaymen-2004/)** (2004) — ★ 5.7 · 229 votes · dread, raw
- **[Friday the 13th Part III](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/friday-the-13th-part-iii-1982/)** (1982) — ★ 5.9 · 1,596 votes · 3am-cult
- **[Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/friday-the-13th-part-viii-jason-takes-manhattan-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 4.9 · 1,204 votes · 3am-cult
- **[The Hitcher](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-hitcher-2007/)** (2007) — ★ 5.9 · 982 votes · paranoid
- **[They](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/they-2002/)** (2002) — ★ 5.0 · 290 votes · dread, slow-burn
- **[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-texas-chainsaw-massacre-the-beginning-2006/)** (2006) — ★ 6.2 · 1,938 votes · dread, raw
- **[The 'Burbs](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-burbs-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 6.8 · 1,364 votes · paranoid, pitch-black, playful
- **[Phenomena](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/phenomena-1985/)** (1985) — ★ 6.8 · 905 votes · body-horror, surreal, unhinged
- **[Dead Calm](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dead-calm-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 6.6 · 818 votes
- **[Cat's Eye](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/cat-s-eye-1985/)** (1985) — ★ 6.7 · 721 votes · dread, playful
- **[The Stepfather](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-stepfather-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 6.5 · 370 votes · 3am-cult, dread, paranoid

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