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The Visitor (2008)

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Release Date: April 11, 2008 (Limited)
On DVD: October 7, 2008
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Director: Thomas McCarthy
Writer: Thomas McCarthy
Cast: Richard Jenkins, Oliver Bokelberg, Hiam Abbass, Maggie Moore
Studio: Overture Films
Official site: thevisitorfilm.com
Running Time: 108 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for sexual material and language, and brief drug references.

In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. In actor and filmmaker Tom McCarthy's follow-up to his award winning directorial debut "The Station Agent," Richard Jenkins ("Six Feet Under") stars as Walter Vale, a disillusioned Connecticut economics professor whose life is transformed by a chance encounter in New York City. Through new found connections with virtual strangers, Walter is awakened to a new world and a new life....

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It's December, which means the Oscar-worthy films are starting to arrive. Frankly, it's about damn time. There have been some great action movies and comedies this year, but very little in the way of Oscar bait. In fact, this is one of the weakest years in quite a well. At least so far. So, needless to say, I was delighted when I watched The Visitor, a drama that is pretty intriguing.

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