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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. (R, 90 min.)
7:00 PM
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Fin McBride, a loner with a passion for trains, inherits an abandoned train station in the middle of nowhere -- a place that suits him just fine because all he wants is to be alone. But that is not to be. Soon after moving in, he discovers his isolated depot is more like Grand Central Station. There's Olivia, a distracted and troubled artist, and Joe, a friendly Cuban with an insatiable hunger for conversation. With absolutely nothing in common, they find their isolated lives coming together in a friendship none of them could foresee. [Miramax]
Starring: Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Michelle Williams, Joe Lo Truglio, John Slattery
Director: Tom McCarthy
Genre: Comedy, Drama
"It's something special."
— Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"A small movie with a big heart."
— Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
"A quiet joy with breathtaking performances."
— Nell Minow, Common Sense Media
"A masterful film and a bracing movie experience."
— Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter
"As touching and original a movie as you're likely to see this year. [2003]"
— Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
"The best advice to filmgoers who appreciate smart, mature, humanist movies is, simply, Go."
— Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
"Dinklage is a star, for sure, but the film is hypnotic because of its unusually certain and constantly delicate tone."
— Antonia Quirke, London Evening Standard
"This exemplary debut film by writer-director Thomas McCarthy has a fine sense of comic timing and a rare generosity of spirit."
— Rex Reed, Observer
"This is a gem of a movie that, like its protagonist, boasts a fiercely independent spirit full of discreet optimism and deadpan humour."
— Stella Papamichael, BBC.com
"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
"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
