The Station Agent

2003
15
1h 29m

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7.6/10

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Bobby Cannavale, Patricia Clarkson, and Peter Dinklage in The Station Agent (2003)

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Comedy Drama

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.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

75K

YOUR RATING

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Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 29 wins & 31 nominations total

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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
After Olivia returns home from the hospital, a brief shot shows Fin and Olivia watching the sunset from her dock. It's actually from an earlier scene in which Fin and Olivia had a conversation on the dock. They're wearing the same clothing.

Quotes
Finbar McBride: It's funny how people see me and treat me, since I'm really just a simple, boring person.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & 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

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Featured review

8/10

Size matters

"The Station Agent" is a slice-of-dwarf-life character study which takes a long, hard look at little person Fin (Dinklage), a train buff who inherits an old, inactive train depot where he takes up residence and then becomes involved with the locals. This poignancy packed flick spends its full 88 minute run with a sometimes cheeky, sometimes plaintive and always human development a handful characters who all have problems of their own. An extraordinary first outing for writer/director McCarthy, this little indie received raves from critical corners and applause from the public at large making it an almost sure thing for potential viewers. A wonderful film which makes the point that size does matter when it's size of character and not stature. (A-)