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  • The Visitor
  • Opened April 11, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 48 min.
  • PG-13
    brief strong language
  • In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. Sixty-two-year-old Walter Vale is sleepwalking through his life. When his college sends him to Manhattan to attend a conference, Walter is surprised to find a young couple has Read More
  • Cast: Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbass, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Marian Seldes
  • Director: Tom McCarthy
  • Genres: Psychological Drama, Drama, Urban Drama

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  • One You Absolutely MUST Visit
    by lugubriousthespian

    Writer/director Tom McCarthy's THE VISITOR totally took me by amazing surprise as did character actor Richard Jenkins' incredibly understated and impeccably nuanced performance as Walter Vale - a...Read More

  • powerful, yet somewhat boring
    by dreweatsmovies

    Very powerful performances by all 4 actors. Richard Jenkins was incredible as a just getting through life college professor. The story of the struggle with immigration was very insightful and...Read More

  • visitor
    by cynfree

    quite moving and realistic. a must see. definitely tears at your heart. sad to know it's happening more than others are aware of. wish there were some grace period to investigate the character of...Read More

  • The Visitor
    by Keith A. Brown

    I loved this movie and highly recommend it. It is well written, well acted, and touching. If you enjoy human interest stories, and enjoy New York City as the backdrop, then go see the movie....Read More

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  • "...an unassuming but quietly heartbreaking drama about the unexpected bonds that can form in a city like New York, and their depth and fragility in times of hysteria. " Los Angeles Times

    - Carina Chocano

  • "...one of the year's most intriguing dramas, with a quartet of powerful performances." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • "...tilts toward the soulful rather than the political, and could be this year's humanistic indie hit." Variety

    - John Anderson

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