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The Station Agent (2003)
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Reviews Counted: 145
Fresh: 138
Rotten:7
Average Rating: 8/10
Consensus: A sweet and quirky film about a dwarf, a refreshment stand operator, and a reclusive artist connecting with one another.
Theatrical Release: Oct 3, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $5,502,491
Synopsis: When his friend and coworker suddenly dies, train enthusiast Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage) inherits an abandoned railway station in rural New Jersey. A dwarf who avoids social contact whenever possible, Fin treks out to the property... [More]
Starring: Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Michelle Williams
Director: Tom McCarthy
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06/10/08
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11/01/07
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06/24/06
Lo que mueve a esta formidable película es el mundo interno emocional que ponen al descubierto sus protagonistas y la belleza del poder sanador que tienen los vínculos humanos.
05/06/06
Top Critic Charming fable about three misfits who overcome personal and social isolation and learn the meaning of friendship and community in the unlikely place of rural New Jersey
11/01/05
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07/21/05
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...watching these friends interact is what the movie is about, not what they look like, not what they do, not what they talk about, but how they feel toward one another.
07/08/04
One of the pleasures of reviewing movies is stumbling across a small film with a big heart like "The Station Agent"
07/05/04
The movie has humor that's not derived from ridicule and an appeal based on the idea that relationships can be a comforting buffer in an often cruel world.
06/22/04
It's The Station Agent's meditation on the smaller things in life that make it such a big deal.
05/14/04
The brilliance of Peter Dinklage’s performance as the ironclad loner is that he doesn’t much care
04/19/04
As comforting, a bit hokey, and predictable as a CBS Sunday Night Movie, this intimate film should play well on television.
04/15/04
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04/09/04
Top Critic Go see The Station Agent. It's one the year's best films and I sincerely hope that it is not overlooked.
04/07/04
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