The Station Agent

Released Year: 2003

Certificate: R

Runtime: 89 minutes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 81

Director: Tom McCarthy

Stars: Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Paul Benjamin

No of Votes: 67370

Gross: 5739376

Overview: 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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