Fresh
Mr. Dinklage projects both size and intelligence in the fascinating reticence of his face.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
The Station Agent
Loneliness is much better when you have got someone to share it with.
2003 · 1h 28m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Tom McCarthy
Overview
When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.
Director and cast
- Tom McCarthy Director
- Peter Dinklage as Finbar McBride
- Patricia Clarkson as Olivia Harris
- Bobby Cannavale as Joe Oramas
- Michelle Williams as Emily
- Raven Goodwin as Cleo (neighbor girl)
- Josh Pais as Carl
- John Slattery as David
- Jayce Bartok as Chris
- Joe Lo Truglio as Danny (as Joe Lotruglio)
- Paul Benjamin Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
While many movies reintroduce us to the same old types, The Station Agent is an original -- you've never seen these people on screen before, and it's a pleasure to make their acquaintance.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
The Station Agent never leaves its sleepy patch of New Jersey. But when it's over, you know you've been somewhere.
Charles Taylor, Salon.com
Fresh
The powerfully understated charmer, The Station Agent, is nothing more - and nothing less -- than the quiet study of a gently unfurling friendship between three misfits.
Megan Lehmann, New York Post
Fresh
It's a gem to savor.
Kathy Cano Murillo, Arizona Republic
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