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The Station Agent

Summary: 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.

Release Date: December 05, 2003

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Tom McCarthy

Writer: Tom McCarthy

Runtime: 1 h 29 min

MPAA: R

Production: SenArt Films, Next Wednesday Productions, The Station Agent

Distributor: Miramax

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 500,000

Domestic: $ 5,739,376

International: $ 2,961,961

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