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# Switchback (1997)
- URL: https://www.bensmovieguide.com/switchback-1997-weekly-pick/
- Published: 2026-10-20T21:05:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-20T23:24:33.000Z
- Description: Danny Glover offers Jared Leto a ride while Dennis Quaid hunts a serial killer. The uneasy company and snowy mountain setting make this is a satisfying night's suspense.
- Author: Ben
- Tags: #weekly-pick-post, #weekly-pick, #movie, Movie: Switchback (1997), thriller, crime, mystery, 1990s, Rating: R, #Runtime: 118, #Verdict: Rent, #Watch: Major Platforms, #Eyebrow: TRUST IS A TERRIBLE TRAVEL PLAN

Offering a hitchhiker a ride seems like a decent thing to do. In a thriller, I’d want to know a little more about both people before getting in the car. *Switchback* puts Danny Glover behind the wheel and Jared Leto in the passenger seat, while Dennis Quaid’s FBI agent follows the trail of a serial killer. There’s a lot of open country ahead, and plenty of reason to be uncomfortable.

What I enjoy here is how much the people and places contribute to the suspense. Glover is easy company, Leto gives you questions to chew on, and R. Lee Ermey makes a local sheriff somebody worth spending time with. The highways, small towns, and snowy mountains give the story room to develop. I like a thriller that lets me get interested in a conversation before reminding me somebody could be in danger.

It takes a little time bringing its different threads together, and you’ll need to allow it a few conveniences along the way. But if you’re in the mood for a murder hunt with an appealing cast, some uneasy companionship, and a memorable railroad setting, this is my pick for the evening. Go in knowing as little as possible.

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