
The Station Agent
2003 · Movie · R · 88 min · ★ 7.3
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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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-12-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Max quality
- SD
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (791 votes)
- Budget
- $500,000
Themes
- friendship
- new jersey
- small person
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic · 2003
- Sundance Special Jury Prize — Acting · 2003
- The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award · 2003
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Cast & crew

Peter Dinklage
as Finbar McBride

Patricia Clarkson
as Olivia Harris

Bobby Cannavale
as Joe Oramas

Michelle Williams
as Emily

Raven Goodwin
as Cleo

Paul Benjamin
as Henry Styles
- JB
Jase Blankfort
as Store Customer

Paula Garcés
as Cashier

Josh Pais
as Carl

Richard Kind
as Louis Tiboni
Directed by Tom McCarthy