Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Station Agent’: Director Tom McCarthy’s Low-Key Debut Masterwork

Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, and Bobby Cannavale star in “The Station Agent.” Miramax Films

R | 1h 30min | Comedy, Drama | 3 October 2003 (USA)

After well over a decade of showing up as an extra in TV shows such as “Spin City,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Ally McBeal,” and “Boston Public,” actor Tom McCarthy (without any prior experience doing so) was given a shot at writing and directing his first feature film.