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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   20,848 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Thomas McCarthy (written by)
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Release Date:
5 December 2003 (Sweden) more
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Tagline:
Loneliness is much better when you have got someone to share it with (norway DVD release).
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 22 wins & 21 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(49 articles)
SAG Awards 2010: Predictions – Best Ensemble
 (From Alt Film Guide. 16 December 2009, 4:10 PM, PST)

It's a 'Win Win' Situation for Tom McCarthy
 (From ioncinema. 12 December 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)

User Reviews:
Beautiful character studies, unhurried but continuously captivating more (230 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Peter Dinklage ... Finbar McBride
Paul Benjamin ... Henry Styles
Jase Blankfort ... Store Customer

Paula Garcés ... Cashier (as Paula Garces)

Josh Pais ... Carl

Richard Kind ... Louis Tiboni
Bobby Cannavale ... Joe Oramas

Patricia Clarkson ... Olivia Harris

Lynn Cohen ... Patty at the Good to Go

Raven Goodwin ... Cleo

Marla Sucharetza ... Janice

Michelle Williams ... Emily

Jayce Bartok ... Chris

Joe Lo Truglio ... Danny (as Joe Lotruglio)

John Slattery ... David
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some drug content.
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89 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Peter Dinklage is a vegetarian; the beef jerky he eats in the film was actually made of tofu. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Joe is making lunch for Fin and Olivia, the meat has grill marks, even though it's being fried with onions in a pan. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Henry Styles: Morning, professor.
Finbar McBride: Good morning.
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40 out of 48 people found the following review useful.
Beautiful character studies, unhurried but continuously captivating, 8 April 2004
8/10
Author: Chris Docker (eyeforfilm) from Scotland, United Kingdom

A story about a man with dwarfism who's hobby is trainspotting doesn't sound like an inspiring tale, but the Station Agent is a remarkable achievement in making it just that. Relocating to a fairly remote area where he has inherited some property, the main character becomes very popular - not because of his cute dwarfism, but because he exhibits an inner strength that enables people to eventually see past his physical deformity. Superb acting by all the cast, and wonderful contrasts between their inner lives and the outer personas they use to deal with the everyday superficialities of the world (including meeting new people). The film is beautiful, uplifting, realistic, without ever becoming cheesy or moralising. A joy to behold.

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