
When his only friend and co-worker dies, a young man born with dwarfism moves to an abandoned train depot in rural New Jersey. Though he tried to maintain a life of solitude, he is soon entangled with an artist who is struggling with a personal tragedy and an overly friendly Cuban hot-dog vendor.... (Full plot summary below)
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When his only friend and co-worker dies, a young man born with dwarfism moves to an abandoned train depot in rural New Jersey. Though he tried to maintain a life of solitude, he is soon entangled with an artist who is struggling with a personal tragedy and an overly friendly Cuban hot-dog vendor.
Leave your thoughts about The Station Agent.
| San Francisco ChronicleRuthie SteinAs touching and original a movie as you're likely to see this year. |
| Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)Linda CookI don't remember a more unusual, or more loving, movie than "The Station Agent." Ever. |
| Long Island PressPrairie MillerThese are genuinely felt and vulnerable characters, each with a reason to feel swept to the outer margins of society. |
| San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinAs touching and original a movie as you're likely to see this year. |
| FilmStew.comTodd GilchristMcCarthy's impressive directorial debut reflects, like few other films in recent memory, the feeling that we aren't alone, no matter how much we might think we want to be. |
| Jam! MoviesLiz BraunThe Station Agent is funny, respectful, and best of all, hopeful in nature. |
| Zap2it.comMichael SzymanskiIt's a wonderfully simple story about feeling like a geek and realizing that you're not alone. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatThe Station Agent is a fine and funny film that explores all the curious ways in which friendship can abound, express love, and turn us around. |
| Cinema SignalsJules BrennerIn this good natured study of humanity, writer-director Tom McCarthy assembles a small group of such disparate characters and backgrounds you'd think he was trying to say something about the extreme social possibilities that thrive in America. |
| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea Chasepowerful film about the unspeakable awkwardness of life |