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The Station Agent

2003 · 88 min

A quiet, gentle film that finds warmth in awkward silences and small connections, leaving you with a soft ache.

Tagline
Loneliness is much better when you have got someone to share it with.
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loneliness
  • grief
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Tom McCarthy
Written by
Tom McCarthy
Starring
Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Michelle Williams, Raven Goodwin, Paul Benjamin, Jase Blankfort, Paula Garcés
Music
Stephen Trask
Cinematography
Oliver Bokelberg
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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