The Station Agent is a heartwarming drama about Finbar McBride, a man seeking solitude in an abandoned train station in the Newfoundland section of West Milford, New Jersey. However, his quiet life is disrupted by interactions with a struggling artist and a gregarious hot-dog vendor, leading to unexpected friendships.
An essential entry — The Station Agent embodies exactly what this collection is about.
Tom McCarthy films Peter Dinklage's small Newark train enthusiast moving to a New Jersey depot. The film honors solitude by interrupting it with the right people.
