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- The film received a very positive response from critics. It has a rating of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 160 reviews with an average rating of 8.00/10. The website's critical consensus states, "A sweet and quirky film about a dwarf, a refreshment stand operator, and a reclusive artist connecting with one another."
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Oct 17, 2003 · The Station Agent. Comedy. 88 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2003. Roger Ebert. October 17, 2003. 5 min read. It’s really funny how people see me and treat me, since I’m really just a simple, boring person. So says Finbar McBride, the hero of “The Station Agent.”. Nothing in life interests him more than trains.
It’s a quiet movie with plenty of humor and heart, but also moments of peril and doubt. The film was shot on 16 mm film in 20 days with a budget of half a million dollars.
The Station Agent: Directed by Tom McCarthy. With Peter Dinklage, Paul Benjamin, Jase Blankfort, Paula Garcés. 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.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Tom McCarthy
- 2003-12-05
The Station Agent is a movie about friendship and disability. I don't mean the obvious, but the the underlying fact that we all have a disability of some shape or fashion and that sometimes draws people together and can make for satisfying friendships when those disabilities are cast aside.
List. NEW. The life of train aficionado and downcast little person Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage) takes an unexpected turn when his boss dies and wills him a railroad depot in New Jersey.
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- Tom Mccarthy
- R
- Peter Dinklage
THE STATION AGENT centers on Fin (Peter Dinklage), who inherits an abandoned train station in Newfoundland, New Jersey and goes there to live. Just outside the station is the world's least busy snack stand, run by Joe (Bobby Cannavale), who learns that Fin wants to be left alone.
The Station Agent is little more than a three-character, metaphorically burdened off-Broadway play, but Peter Dinklage's understated performance gives it a bit of substance. Full Review | Apr...
