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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

★ 6.7PG108 minDirector: Garth Jennings

2005 film by Garth Jennings

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 2005 science fiction comedy film directed by Garth Jennings, based upon the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series created by Douglas Adams. It stars Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Yasiin Bey (credited as Mos Def), Zooey Deschanel, Bill Nighy, Anna Chancellor, and John Malkovich, and the voices of Stephen Fry, Helen Mirren, Richard Griffiths, Thomas Lennon, Ian McNeice, and Alan Rickman. Adams co-wrote the screenplay with Karey Kirkpatrick, and the film is dedicated to Adams, who died in 2001 before production began. The film received mainly positive reviews and grossed over $100 million worldwide.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy about?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) — Everyone has bad mornings. You wake up late, you stub your toe, you burn the toast, but for a man named Arthur Dent, this goes far beyond a bad day. When he learns that a friend of his is actually an alien with advanced knowledge of Earth's impending destruction, he is transporte
Is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy scary?
Content rating: PG. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.