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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Name: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Director: Garth Jennings
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
Released: 2005-04-28
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Martin Freeman, Yasiin Bey, Zooey Deschanel, Sam Rockwell, Alan Rickman

2005 · 1h 49m · Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

IMDb 6.7 Metacritic 63 RT 61%

If you want to laugh your way through the absurdist cosmos with Martin Freeman and a towel, absolutely watch this tonight—it's a gloriously weird adaptation of Douglas Adams' cult classic that nails the irreverent humor and cosmic scale. The quirky sci-fi adventure is exactly what you need when you're tired of taking movies seriously.

Plot

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."

Director: Garth Jennings

Cast: Martin Freeman, Yasiin Bey, Zooey Deschanel, Sam Rockwell, Alan Rickman

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