---
title: 'The Hitchhiker''s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Garth Jennings'
released: '2005-04-28'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371724/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

2005 · 108 min · Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

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, 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Garth Jennings](https://cinepixo.com/people/garth-jennings)
- **Screenplay:** [Karey Kirkpatrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/karey-kirkpatrick)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joby Talbot](https://cinepixo.com/people/joby-talbot)
- **Producer:** [Jay Roach](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-roach), [Roger Birnbaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-birnbaum), [Gary Barber](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-barber), [Jonathan Glickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-glickman), [Nick Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-goldsmith)
- **Director of Photography:** [Igor Jadue-Lillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/igor-jadue-lillo)
- **Editor:** [Niven Howie](https://cinepixo.com/people/niven-howie)

## Cast

- [Ian McNeice](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mcneice)
- [Garth Jennings](https://cinepixo.com/people/garth-jennings)
- [Warwick Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/warwick-davis) as Marvin the Paranoid Android
- [Kelly Macdonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-macdonald)
- [Anna Chancellor](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-chancellor)
- [Jason Schwartzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-schwartzman)
- [Sam Rockwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-rockwell) as Zaphod Beeblebrox
- [Alan Rickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-rickman)
- [Martin Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-freeman) as Arthur Dent
- [Helen Mirren](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-mirren)
- [Mak Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mak-wilson)
- [Edgar Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-wright)
- [John Malkovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-malkovich)
- [Richard Griffiths](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-griffiths)
- [Bill Nighy](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-nighy) as Slartibartfast

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