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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