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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

Don't leave Earth without it.

Release:2005
Runtime:1h 49m
Country:United Kingdom
Director:Garth Jennings
Language:English

Genre

AdventureComedyScience Fiction
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Keywords

GalaxyAndroidBureaucracyBased On Novel Or BookChaseSpace TravelAliensurvival
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.7/10· 215K votes
Rotten Tomatoes61%
Metacritic63%
TMDb6.686/10· 4K votes

With 61% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 63/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

Cast of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  • Martin Freeman

    Martin Freeman

    as Arthur Dent

  • Yasiin Bey

    Yasiin Bey

    as Ford Prefect

  • Zooey Deschanel

    Zooey Deschanel

    as Trillian

  • Sam Rockwell

    Sam Rockwell

    as Zaphod Beeblebrox

  • Alan Rickman

    Alan Rickman

    as Marvin (voice)

  • Anna Chancellor

    Anna Chancellor

    as Questular Rontok

  • Bill Nighy

    Bill Nighy

    as Slartibartfast

  • Richard Griffiths

    Richard Griffiths

    as Jeltz (voice)

  • John Malkovich

    John Malkovich

    as Humma Kavula

  • Helen Mirren

    Helen Mirren

    as Deep Thought (voice)

  • Thomas Lennon

    Thomas Lennon

    as Eddie the Computer (voice)

  • Stephen Fry

    Stephen Fry

    as Narrator / The Guide (voice)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy facts

Budget
$50M
Box office
$104.5M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Absurdist science fiction humor translates surprisingly well to screen format
  • •Unique bureaucratic satire provides social commentary wrapped in entertainment
  • •Ensemble cast captures quirky sensibilities from beloved source material

What the audience disliked

  • •Android character development remains shallow despite comedic potential shown
  • •Alien invasion plot feels somewhat underdeveloped in second half pacing

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