Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
60 %
Reviews Counted: 186 Fresh: 111 Rotten:75 Average Rating: 6/10
Consensus:
A frantic and occasional funny adaptation of Douglas Adams' novel. However, it may have those unfamiliar with the source material scratching their heads.
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Theatrical Release: Apr 29, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $51,019,112
Synopsis: Douglas Adams's long-awaited film version of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, based on his five-book series, is a funny, wacky, highly creative ride through a bizarre universe. Martin Freeman (Tim from THE OFFICE) stars as Arthur Dent, a British everyman suddenly thrust into... [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Mos Def, Alan Rickman
Director: Garth Jennings
Screenwriter: Douglas Adams, Karey Kirkpatrick
Producer: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman, Jay Roach
Composer: Joby Talbot
Screenwriter: Douglas Adams, Karey Kirkpatrick
Producer: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman, Jay Roach
Composer: Joby Talbot
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It's hard to dislike a movie in which one of the heroes gets brain power from lemon juice.
09/17/07
Considering all the things that could have gone wrong in the making of this picture, it's a minor miracle that it turned out as well as it did.
03/01/07
A lot of fun and something different, poised to reach a broader audience with its silly and spirited tour of space -- which is vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big, by the way.
09/25/06
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12/06/05
Adams fans will have to content themselves with the fact that, while the film is not perfect, it is indeed the best they could realistically have hoped for.
12/06/05
Devotees of the original stories are going to be frustrated that their favorite bits have been truncated or excised outright, while newbies will likely wonder what all the fuss has been about these last few decades.
12/06/05
Cute, science-fiction adventure that has inspired moments. Just not enough of them.
10/07/05
Given this fan's worst fears, The Hitchhiker's Guide is a minor pleasant surprise
10/06/05
On the grand scale of adaptations, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy falls...closer to Lord of the Rings than it does The Shining, or I, Robot.
09/13/05
For all its huge sets, high-tech glitz, and CGI effects, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fails to capture the deadpan drollness of the Adams novels
08/31/05
The world (the Universe, and Everything) is divided into fans of Douglas Adams, and those who have never read anything by the man
07/09/05
This film is a pleasant experience but a throwaway one. It is hard to be harsh on a film with as many smiles as this one. For many of us the jokes will be just too familiar.
07/05/05
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