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Hitch

2005Runtime unavailableRomanceComedy

Movie details, ratings, and The Rewatchables episode for Hitch.

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Hitch2005
RT CRITICS68
RT AUDIENCE62
METACRITIC58
Directed byAndy TennantMovie director
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RT critics68%Tomatometer
RT audience62%Popcornmeter
Metacritic58Critic score

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THE POD'S PICKS

Episode awards

See who or what the hosts picked for each award.

13award categories
EPISODE 461

Hitch

13 picked · 0 without a winner

Who won the movie?

Picked on the show

Will Smith

They agree Will Smith wins the movie, with Kevin James making a strong case as the closest challenger.

~ 1:28:00Runner-up: Kevin James

What’s Aged the Best

Likely pick

Will Smith’s advice and the way he talks to women

They agree the movie’s dating advice and Will Smith’s approach to women hold up especially well.

~ 1:04:00Runner-up: camera phones

Apex Mountain

Picked on the show

Will Smith

They place Will Smith’s peak elsewhere, while Eva Mendes and Kevin James get discussed as possible peak candidates for this movie.

~ 1:28:00Runner-up: Eva Mendes
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The Floyd Gondoli Butter in my ass and lollipops in my mouth award for something I just enjoy

Picked on the show

Will Smith being smooth

The room settles on Will Smith at his smoothest as the thing they simply enjoy most.

~ 1:04:00Runner-up: Vance Munson as a pure asshole character

What’s Aged the Worst

Likely pick

the line about lying, stealing, cheating, and drinking

They single out the corny quote and also note the movie’s tabloid-office world has dated.

~ 1:04:00Runner-up: the newspaper office / tabloid workplace vibe

Kid Cudi Pursuit of Happiness award for best needle drop

Picked on the show

Usher’s “Yeah!”

They pick Usher’s “Yeah!” as the standout needle drop, with A. Marie also discussed as a major soundtrack moment.

~ 1:12:00Runner-up: A. Marie’s “One Thing”

Was there a better title for this movie?

Picked on the show

Hitch

They reject the working title and agree Hitch is the perfect title.

~ 1:20:00Runner-up: The Last First Kiss

Flex category

Picked on the show

What’s Aged the Worst: Michael Rapaport as a likable friend

Mina uses the flex slot to flag Michael Rapaport’s casting as a likable friend as the weakest aging point.

~ 1:20:00

Weak link

Likely pick

the Will Smith and Kevin James kissing scene

Mina identifies the prolonged kissing lesson scene as the film’s weakest stretch.

~ 1:20:00

What’s the most 2005 thing about this movie?

Picked on the show

Stefan Marbury in a Knicks uniform

They agree the Knicks-era Marbury cameo is the most time-stamped 2005 element.

~ 1:20:00Runner-up: Michael Rapaport as the buddy in a rom-com

Best use of food or drink

Picked on the show

Benadryl through a straw

They choose the Benadryl-through-a-straw gag as the movie’s best food-or-drink bit.

~ 1:28:00Runner-up: Rice to Riches rice pudding

Coach Finstock, Mr. McGregor, best worst life lesson

Likely pick

True love doesn’t need gimmicks

They reject the movie’s corny aphorisms and land on the simpler lesson that true love should not need gimmicks.

~ 1:28:00Runner-up: the breath-away quote

Best double feature choice

Picked on the show

Focus

They choose Focus as the cleanest double-feature partner, though Six Degrees of Separation is also praised.

~ 1:28:00Runner-up: Six Degrees of Separation

About these picks Winners come from the episode transcript. Timestamps may be a little off.

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