The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005 · Movie · PG · 109 min · ★ 6.7 · 62% critics
Just before Earth is destroyed by an alien construction project, an ordinary person is whisked into space by a friend who’s been researching a famous intergalactic travel guide. Thrown into a chaotic, strange universe, they scramble to survive and make sense of what’s happening as everything familiar disappears.
Based on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-04-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (4,248 votes)
- Box office
- $104,478,416
- Budget
- $50,000,000
About
If you enjoy oddball sci-fi comedies with lots of strange ideas and a fast, meandering ride, this may work for you, especially if you like Galaxy Quest; Not for you if you want a clear, tightly told story.
Pros: imaginative creature-filled world; playful sci-fi tone; strong cast energy | Cons: messy, thin story; jokes often miss; confusing for newcomers
Themes
- galaxy
- android
- bureaucracy
- based on novel or book
- chase
- space travel
- alien
- survival
- hitchhiker
- robot
- alien invasion
- space opera
- +7 more
Cast & crew
Martin Freeman
as Arthur Dent
Yasiin Bey
as Ford Prefect
Zooey Deschanel
as Trillian
Sam Rockwell
as Zaphod Beeblebrox
Alan Rickman
as Marvin (voice)
Anna Chancellor
as Questular Rontok
Bill Nighy
as Slartibartfast
Richard Griffiths
as Jeltz (voice)
John Malkovich
as Humma Kavula
Helen Mirren
as Deep Thought (voice)
Directed by Garth Jennings