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The Visitor

2008 · 104 min

A quiet, humane drama that slowly opens up a lonely man's world, mixing warmth and quiet heartbreak.

Tagline
Connection is everything.
Overview
A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • isolation
  • immigration
  • identity
  • friendship
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, music
Directed by
Tom McCarthy
Written by
Tom McCarthy
Starring
Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass, Marian Seldes, Maggie Moore, Michael Cumpsty, Bill McHenry
Music
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Cinematography
Oliver Bokelberg
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Arabic, English, French, Romanian

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