Alex "Hitch" Hitchens (Will Smith) is a professional "date doctor", or consultant as Hitch terms himself, who coaches other men in the art of having the perfect date with the woman of their dreams.

The production budget was $70,000,000. Eva Mendes, of Cuban descent, was alleged by Smith to have been the role opposite Smith because the producers were worried about the public's reaction if the part was given to a White or Black actress. Robinne Lee's character was originally offered to Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai, but could not take the role due to scheduling problems. The working title of the movie was The Last First Kiss, referring a line Hitch delivers to Albert: "This could be her last first kiss." Parts of the movie were filmed in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, at Columbia University.

The movie was a critical and commercial success, holding a 69% "Certified Fresh" approval rating from selected critics, a 61% "Certified Fresh" approval rating from top critics and a 73% "Certified Fresh" approval rating from users on Rotten Tomatoes.com, and ended up grossing $179,495,555 domestically, making it the tenth-highest grossing film of 2005. It also grossed $368,100,420 worldwide and broke Sony's record for best opening weekend for a romantic-comedy film.

The DVD release was one of the first movies to employ Sony's ARccOS copy protection. Also available on UMD (Universal Media Disc) for the Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable). A Blu-Ray Disc Edition of the movie is also available.

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