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The Station Agent (2003) | Top 19% · CriticCrunch

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The Station Agent

Movie2003·88 min

The Station Agent

Directed by Tom McCarthy

A drama comedy film directed by Tom McCarthy.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 19%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

805 ratings

About The Station Agent

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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Cozy, Contemplative
Story Tags: isolation loneliness, grief and loss, american regional, small town, close friendship, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, everyman, slow burn reveal, fish out of water

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How The Station Agent Ranks

All movies

Top 19%

2000s movies

Top 16%

Drama movies

Top 19%

2000s Drama movies

Top 17%

★Tom McCarthy films#2 of 7

Top 17% 2000s Drama movies.

Second-best Tom McCarthy film, behind Spotlight.

the vibe

The Station Agent Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchintimateheartfelt

cozy

contemplative

What it's about

slow-burn revealfish out of waterisolation lonelinessgrief & lossoutsider misfiteverymanclose friendshipstrangers forced togetheramerican regionalsmall town

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

cozycozy

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Details

Director: Tom McCarthy
Language: English

Cast

Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale

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