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."
Directed by Garth Jennings
galaxy
android
bureaucracy
based on novel or book
chase
space travel
alien
survival
hitchhiker
robot
alien invasion
space opera
hyperspace
meaning of life
destruction of earth
intergalactic travel
whimsical
cheerful
development hell
Rank
#84 in 2005·#4982 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
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Cast
Martin Freeman
Arthur Dent
Yasiin Bey
Ford Prefect
Zooey Deschanel
Trillian
Sam Rockwell
Zaphod Beeblebrox
Alan Rickman
Marvin (voice)
Anna Chancellor
Questular Rontok
Bill Nighy
Slartibartfast
Richard Griffiths
Jeltz (voice)
John Malkovich
Humma Kavula
Helen Mirren
Deep Thought (voice)
Thomas Lennon
Eddie the Computer (voice)
Stephen Fry
Narrator / The Guide (voice)
Crew
Garth Jennings
Director
Karey Kirkpatrick
Screenplay
Douglas Adams
Screenplay
Joby Talbot
Original Music Composer
Igor Jadue-Lillo
Director of Photography
Roger Birnbaum
Producer
Jonathan Glickman
Producer
Douglas Adams
Executive Producer
Jay Roach
Producer
Gary Barber
Producer
Douglas Adams
Novel
Sammy Sheldon
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
705 reviews
TyTalksNerdy
7.0★ · 05/08/26
Rating: 65% Not as good as I was hoping, but entirely harmless, dumb, whimsical fun. Also Sam Rockwell is fantastic in this.
Rating: 65% Not as good as I was hoping, but entirely harmless, dumb, whimsical fun. Also Sam Rockwell is fantastic in this.
Haisss
6.0★ · 04/25/26
Marvin the depressed robot
Marvin the depressed robot
Ayvah
6.0★ · 04/21/26
The first time watching this since i was 9 years old and it holds up as one of the wackiest films of my childhood. Could’ve and should’ve been wackier
The first time watching this since i was 9 years old and it holds up as one of the wackiest films of my childhood. Could’ve and should’ve been wackier
michael
6.0★ · 04/16/26
“I’d rather be happy than right any day.” i’m not quite sure how to explain it but this is lowkey how it feels to not be religious
“I’d rather be happy than right any day.” i’m not quite sure how to explain it but this is lowkey how it feels to not be religious
MJ
7.0★ · 04/13/26
movies like this or ‘galaxy quest’ or ‘spaceballs’ are just so my cup of tea !!! funky sci-fi w dumb humor !!! love !!
movies like this or ‘galaxy quest’ or ‘spaceballs’ are just so my cup of tea !!! funky sci-fi w dumb humor !!! love !!
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