The Station Agent (2003)

Directed by

Tom McCarthy

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

R

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 803 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man who wants to be alone inherits a small abandoned train station in rural New Jersey. He keeps to himself but gradually forms unexpected friendships with locals who drop by.

quietlonelywarmslowgentlereflectiveintimateunderstated

What happens

The Station Agent is a 2003 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tom McCarthy in his directorial debut. It stars Peter Dinklage as a man who seeks solitude in an abandoned train station in the Newfoundland section of Jefferson Township, New Jersey. It also stars Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Raven Goodwin, Paul Benjamin, Michelle Williams and John Slattery. For his writing achievement, McCarthy won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. The film itself also won the John Cassavetes Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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