Hitch (2005)

Hitch rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.6/10· 344K votes

Rotten Tomatoes68%

Metacritic58%

TMDb6.6/10· 6K votes

With 68% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.6/10 on IMDb and 58/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Hitch

Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole. While Albert makes progress, Hitch faces his own romantic setbacks when proven techniques fail to work on Sara Melas, a tabloid reporter digging for dirt on Allegra Cole's love life. When Sara discovers Hitch's connection to Albert – now Allegra's boyfriend – it threatens to destroy both relationships.

Cast of Hitch

• 

  Will Smith

  as Hitch

• 

  Eva Mendes

  as Sara

• 

  Kevin James

  as Albert

• 

  Amber Valletta

  as Allegra

• 

  Julie Ann Emery

  as Casey

• 

  Adam Arkin

  as Max

• 

  Robinne Lee

  as Cressida

• 

  Nathan Lee Graham

  as Geoff

• 

  Michael Rapaport

  as Ben

• 

  Jeffrey Donovan

  as Vance

• 

  Paula Patton

  as Mandy

• 

  Philip Bosco

  as Mr. O'Brian

Hitch facts

Budget

$70M

Box office

$371.6M

Our take on Hitch

Andy Tennant's 2005 romantic comedy centers on Alex Hitchens, a professional dating coach who guides a clumsy client, Albert, toward the glamorous Allegra Cole while fumbling his own pursuit of tabloid reporter Sara Melas. The setup lets the film play its own polished techniques against genuine, unruly feeling, and the comedy sharpens once Sara uncovers Hitch's role in Albert's success. It suits viewers who like their romance warm, verbal and lightly self-aware rather than saccharine, and who enjoy watching a confident operator undone by the thing he claims to master. A breezy, character-driven blend of comedy, drama and romance for an easygoing night.