The Station Agent
Released Date
December 5, 2003
Distributor
Miramax
Genre
Comedy
Rating
R
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$5,739,376 + $2,961,961 = $8,701,337
$5,739,376 + $2,961,961 = $8,701,337
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.
About
Finbar McBride's boss dies and wills him a railroad depot in New Jersey, so Finbar moves to the little town. Upon his arrival, he makes friends with a food vendor and a unhappy wife.
Trivia
Tom McCarthy wrote and directed the film in his directorial debut. The movie later won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay.