The Station Agent Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

The Station Agent is a 2003 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Thomas McCarthy. McCarthy's script about a man who seeks solitude in an abandoned train station in Newfoundland, New Jersey won him the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. Finbar McBride, a quiet, withdrawn, unmarried man with achondroplastic dwarfism, has a deep love of railroads. He works in a Hoboken model train hobby shop owned by his elderly and similarly taciturn friend Henry Styles. Because he feels ostracized by a public that tends to view him as peculiar due to his size, Fin keeps to...
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quick facts

Release date:	January 26, 2003
Directed by:	Thomas McCarthy
Rated:
Runtime:	88 Minutes
Producer:	Mary Jane Skalski, Kathryn Tucker, Robert May
Editor:	Tom McArdle
Music by:	Stephen Trask
Cinematography:	Oliver Bokelberg
Screenplay by:	Thomas McCarthy
Estimated budget:	$500,000
Genre:	Comedy

Award-winners from The Station Agent

Bobby Cannavale

Character:Joe Oramas

Born:May 3, 1970

Patricia Clarkson

Character:Olivia Harris

Born:December 29, 1959

Cast of The Station Agent

Michelle Williams

Emily

Born:September 9, 1980

Age:31

Richard Kind

Louis Tiboni

Born:November 22, 1956

Age:55

Peter Dinklage

Finbar McBride

Born:June 11, 1969

Age:42

John Slattery

David

Born:August 13, 1962

Age:49

Josh Pais

Carl

Born:June 21, 1964

Age:47

Lynn Cohen

Patty at the Good to Go

Honors and Awards

Year	Award Won
2004	Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay, Thomas McCarthy
2004	Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, Thomas McCarthy
2003	BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, Thomas McCarthy
2004	Independent Spirit Producers Award, Mary Jane Skalski
2003	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, Patricia Clarkson
2004	Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor, Bobby Cannavale
2004	Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress, Patricia Clarkson
2003	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, Patricia Clarkson
2004	Chlotrudis Award for Best Cast
2003	Open Palm Award, Thomas McCarthy
2003	Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress, Patricia Clarkson
2003	Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay, Thomas McCarthy
2003	National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress, Patricia Clarkson
2003	Stockholm Film Festival Audience Award, Thomas McCarthy
2003	Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize: U.S. Dramatic, Patricia Clarkson
2003	Sundance Film Festival Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, Thomas McCarthy
2003	Sundance Film Festival Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic, Thomas McCarthy

Year	Award Nomination
2004	Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Drama, Patricia Clarkson
2004	Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, Peter Dinklage
2004	Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay, Thomas McCarthy
2004	Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, Thomas McCarthy
2004	Independent Spirit Producers Award, Mary Jane Skalski
2004	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture, Patricia Clarkson
2004	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture, Peter Dinklage
2004	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture, Paul Benjamin
2004	Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay, Thomas McCarthy
2003	BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, Thomas McCarthy
2004	Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor, Peter Dinklage
2003	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, Patricia Clarkson
2004	Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress, Patricia Clarkson
2004	Chlotrudis Award for Best Original Screenplay, Thomas McCarthy
2004	Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor, Bobby Cannavale
2003	Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Performer, Peter Dinklage
2004	Chlotrudis Award for Best Film
2004	Chlotrudis Award for Best Cast
2003	Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress, Patricia Clarkson
2003	Open Palm Award, Thomas McCarthy
2003	Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast, Raven Goodwin
2003	Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress, Patricia Clarkson
2003	Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Breakout Performance - Behind the Camera, Thomas McCarthy
2003	National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress, Patricia Clarkson
2003	Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay, Thomas McCarthy
2004	Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Screenplay, Thomas McCarthy
2003	Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Overlooked Film of the Year
2004	Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, Peter Dinklage
2003	Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Breakout Performance - On Screen, Peter Dinklage
2003	Stockholm Film Festival Audience Award, Thomas McCarthy
2004	Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay, Thomas McCarthy
2003	Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize: U.S. Dramatic, Patricia Clarkson
2003	Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize - U.S. Dramatic, Thomas McCarthy
2003	Sundance Film Festival Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, Thomas McCarthy
2003	Sundance Film Festival Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic, Thomas McCarthy
2003	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, Patricia Clarkson

Film director of The Station Agent

Thomas McCarthy

Born: January 30, 1966

Age: 46

Education: Boston College

Thomas Joseph McCarthy is an American actor, writer, and film director who has appeared in several movies, including Meet the Parents and Good Night, and Good Luck, and television shows such as The Wire, Boston Public, Law & Order, and the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of Saint Maybe....
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Title	Released	Genre
Win Win	2011	Comedy
The Visitor	2007	Comedy
The Station Agent	2003	Comedy

Music contributors for The Station Agent

Stephen Trask

Stephen Trask is an American musician and composer, who graduated from Wesleyan University. He was the music director and house band member at the...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
The film, "The Station Agent" is of which genre?
A:
The movie is classified as... Drama and Comedy.
Q:
Who wrote the movie The Station Agent?
A:
Thomas McCarthy wrote the film's script.
Q:
Who played a role in the production of the film, "The Station Agent"?
A:
Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, Mary Jane Skalski and Kathryn Tucker produced the movie.
Q:
Who was the distributor of the movie, "The Station Agent"?
A:
Miramax Films was the movie's distributor.
Q:
What is the approximate runtime of the motion picture "The Station Agent"?
A:
The approxomite runtime is 88 minutes.
Q:
Who wrote the music for the movie The Station Agent?
A:
Stephen Trask composed the original music score for the soundtrack.
Q:
Who directed the movie "The Station Agent"?
A:
Thomas McCarthy was the film's director.
Q:
Which honors did the movie "The Station Agent" win?
A:
The movie received the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.
Q:
What is the runtime of the movie "The Station Agent"?
A:
The total runtime is 88 minutes.
Q:
Which actors starred in the film, "The Station Agent"?
A:
Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Michelle Williams, Paul Benjamin and Jase Blankfort starred in the film.