The Visitor (2007)

Directed by

Tom McCarthy

Genre

drama film, crime film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 507 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lonely widower in his 60s lives a routine life in Connecticut. When he goes to his New York apartment for work, he finds an immigrant couple living there. He forms a friendship with them that changes his outlook on life.

lonelyquietmelancholichopefulslow-burnthoughtfulwarmintimate

What happens

The Visitor is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by Tom McCarthy and produced by Michael London and Mary Jane Skalski. Executive producers were Jeff Skoll and Omar Amanat. The film focuses on a lonely man in late middle age whose life changes when a chance encounter with an immigrant couple forces him to face issues relating to identity, immigration, and cross-cultural communication in post-9/11 New York City. For The Visitor, McCarthy won the 2008 Independent Spirit Award for Best Director, while Richard Jenkins was nominated for Best Actor at the 81st Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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