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    The Station Agent

    • 20032003
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    • 1h 29min
    IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    68K
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    The Station Agent (2003)
    CT #1 HV
    Trailer0:36
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    ComedyDrama

    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.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.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.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.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
      • Tom McCarthy
    • Writer
      • Tom McCarthy
    • Stars
      • Peter Dinklage
      • Patricia Clarkson
      • Bobby Cannavale
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Tom McCarthy
    • Writer
      • Tom McCarthy
    • Stars
      • Peter Dinklage
      • Patricia Clarkson
      • Bobby Cannavale
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    • 310User reviews
    • 164Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 29 wins & 31 nominations total

    Videos4

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    Photos130

    Patricia Clarkson in The Station Agent (2003)
    Bobby Cannavale, Patricia Clarkson, and Peter Dinklage in The Station Agent (2003)
    Peter Dinklage and Michelle Williams in The Station Agent (2003)
    Bobby Cannavale and Patricia Clarkson in The Station Agent (2003)
    Bobby Cannavale in The Station Agent (2003)
    Peter Dinklage in The Station Agent (2003)
    Oliver Bokelberg and Tom McCarthy in The Station Agent (2003)
    Tom McCarthy in The Station Agent (2003)
    Bobby Cannavale and Peter Dinklage at an event for The Station Agent (2003)
    Bobby Cannavale, Peter Dinklage, and Tom McCarthy at an event for The Station Agent (2003)
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    Josh Pais at an event for The Station Agent (2003)

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    Peter Dinklage
    Peter Dinklage
    • Finbar McBrideas Finbar McBride
    Patricia Clarkson
    Patricia Clarkson
    • Olivia Harrisas Olivia Harris
    Bobby Cannavale
    Bobby Cannavale
    • Joe Oramasas Joe Oramas
    Paul Benjamin
    Paul Benjamin
    • Henry Stylesas Henry Styles
    Jase Blankfort
    • Store Customeras Store Customer
    Paula Garcés
    Paula Garcés
    • Cashieras Cashier
    • (as Paula Garces)
    Josh Pais
    Josh Pais
    • Carlas Carl
    Richard Kind
    Richard Kind
    • Louis Tibonias Louis Tiboni
    Lynn Cohen
    Lynn Cohen
    • Patty at the Good to Goas Patty at the Good to Go
    Raven Goodwin
    Raven Goodwin
    • Cleoas Cleo
    Marla Sucharetza
    Marla Sucharetza
    • Janiceas Janice
    Michelle Williams
    Michelle Williams
    • Emilyas Emily
    Jayce Bartok
    Jayce Bartok
    • Chrisas Chris
    Joe Lo Truglio
    Joe Lo Truglio
    • Dannyas Danny
    • (as Joe Lotruglio)
    John Slattery
    John Slattery
    • Davidas David
    Maile Flanagan
    Maile Flanagan
    • Pappy's Waitressas Pappy's Waitress
    Sarah Bolger
    • Girl in Baras Girl in Bar
    Ileen Getz
    Ileen Getz
    • Mrs. Kahnas Mrs. Kahn
    • Director
      • Tom McCarthy
    • Writer
      • Tom McCarthy
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    Storyline

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    When his only friend and co-worker dies, a young man born with dwarfism moves to an abandoned train depot in rural New Jersey. Though he tried to maintain a life of solitude, he is soon entangled with an artist who is struggling with a personal tragedy and an overly friendly Cuban hot-dog vendor. —Anonymous
    fitting inlonernew in townunlikely friendshiprailroad agent177 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Loneliness is much better when you have got someone to share it with (norway DVD release).
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language and some drug content
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Tom McCarthy wrote the three main roles directly for the actors who ended up playing them. McCarthy has said in interviews that at the time of writing he was friends with Peter Dinklage, an acquaintance and colleague of Bobby Cannavale, and almost a complete stranger to Patricia Clarkson.
    • Goofs
      Fin pulls out a library card from a book that Olivia had checked out in her name. In the old library card/check system, the card would have been kept at the library to keep track of who had checked it out. It shouldn't have been placed back in the book, then released to check out.
    • Quotes

      Finbar McBride: I'm retired, actually.

      Emily: Aren't you a little young to be retired?

      Finbar McBride: No, dwarves retire early. Common fact.

      Emily: Yeah, *lazy* dwarves.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Best Films of 2003 (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Aura Lee
      Arranged by Robert Hackl (as Bob Hackl) and Ken Stange

      Performed by Sourcerer

      Courtesy of DreamWorks Music Publishing

    User reviews310

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    How virtually-nothing-happening can be fascinating
    A silent retired dwarf with odd hobbies, a babbling Hispanic lorry-café worker with sick father, a separated female artist with family issues - all lonely in different ways, getting together in a small sleepy township. Formation of friendship is not easy, has its ups and downs, as all three are totally different, plus, for a long time, there is no big event to boost their relationship. Of course, such crumble contacts would have bright and comic moments - I giggled many times, although it is no comedy, rather a sad and romantic drama without erotic inclinations.

    And the cast is strong and fine, beginning with Peter Dinklage as Finbar McBride, Patricia Clarkson as Olivia Harris and Bobby Cannavale as Joe Oramas - all great characters and performances... A real masterpiece, beyond mainstream stuff, and leading the way to see other movies with the participation of the actors mentioned.
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    • Apr 8, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 5, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Начальник станції
    • Filming locations
      • Newfoundland, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • SenArt Films
      • Next Wednesday Productions
      • The Station Agent
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,739,376
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $57,785
      • Oct 5, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,701,337
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 29min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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