The Station Agent (2003) R - 3½ Stars

Here's a great little quirky independant movie with some feeling. I loved the charaters and the small town feel to three lonely people who are sort of outcasts but find a way to each other.

Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage) is a little four foot man that moves to New Jersey to stake his claim of an abandoned train station after his friend dies. He is a quiet man who just wants to be left alone. Instead he meets fun loving Joe (Bobby Cannavale), who runs a hot dog stand, and Olivia (Patricia Clarkson), a quirky artist, and the three form an unusual bond of friendship.

Awards include:

2003 - The Station Agent - Sundance Film Festival - Outstanding Performance.
2003 - The Station Agent - Sundance Film Festival - Dramatic Audience Award.
2003 - The Station Agent - Sundance Film Festival - Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.

Miramax Films
Director: Tom McCarthy
Writer: Tom McCarthy
Producers: Kathryn Tucker, Robert May, Mary Jane Skalski

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