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Hitch

2005 film directed by Andy Tennant

Film · TMDB

6.6

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.

Released: 2005-02-11118 minDir: Andy TennantComedy, Drama, Romance

Cast

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

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Ratings · OMDb

IMDb

6.6/10

343,989 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

68%

Metacritic

58/100

Rated: PG-13
Awards: 4 wins & 24 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by: Andy Tennant
Written by: Kevin Bisch
Produced by: Will Smith James Lassiter Teddy Zee
Starring: Will Smith Eva Mendes Kevin James Amber Valletta Michael Rapaport Adam Arkin
Cinematography: Andrew Dunn
Edited by: Troy Takaki Tracey Wadmore-Smith
Music by: George Fenton
Production companies: Columbia Pictures , Overbrook Entertainment
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date: February 11, 2005 ( 2005-02-11 ) (United States)
Running time: 118 minutes
Country: United States
Language

Key dates

Published: 2005

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: romantic comedy
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Director: Andy Tennant
Cast member: Caprice Benedetti
Composer: George Fenton
Production company: Overbrook Entertainment
Cinematographer: Andrew Dunn
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Article

Hitch is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Andy Tennant and starring Will Smith in the title role, along with Eva Mendes, Kevin James, and Amber Valletta. Written by Kevin Bisch, it features Smith as a professional matchmaker who makes a living teaching men how to woo women. Unfortunately, while helping his latest client woo the woman of his dreams, he finds out that his game does not work on the gossip columnist with whom he is smitten.

Columbia Pictures released Hitch on February 11, 2005. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a box office hit, grossing $371.5 million worldwide, becoming the tenth highest-grossing film of 2005.