- Release date: 2008
- Runtime: 104 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Starring: Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Jekesai Gurira, Hiam Abbass ... See all
- Director: Thomas McCarthy
- Plot: A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.
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| Jul 17, 2008Chicago Sun-Times
But I must not describe what happens, because the whole point of serious fiction is to show people changing, and how they change in "The Visitor" is the film's beauty.
This is a wonderful film, sad, angry, and without a comforting little happy ending.
... Full Review
The Land of Eric
Sometimes movies like "The Visitor," made outside the Hollywood factory, have a certain energy to them, where you can tell the performers love acting and are serious about their work.
But where he has made his most indelible mark is as the writer and director of the beloved "Station Agent" in 2003, and now of "The Visitor," a gently moving film that can warm your heart as easily as break it.
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| Apr 18, 2008San Francisco Chronicle
Besides a minimalist title, "The Visitor" shares with its predecessor a profound understanding of how it feels to be alone - not as a phase one is going through but as a chronic condition.
McCarthy likes to pick out character actors and put them into the lead.
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| Jun 20, 2008viewlondon.co.uk
The Visitor is a superbly written, beautifully acted and thoroughly engaging human drama that is ultimately both deeply moving and unexpectedly romantic.
Five out of Five stars Running time: 103 mins Emotionally engaging drama from the director of The Station Agent, with a great script and a terrific performance from Richard Jenkins.
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Chicago Sun-Times
But I must not describe what happens, because the whole point of serious fiction is to show people changing, and how they change in "The Visitor" is the film's beauty.
This is a wonderful film, sad, angry, and without a comforting little happy ending.
... Full Review
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showbizcafe.com –
2008-10-07
Hay películas grandes que dicen poco, y películas pequeñas de dicen mucho.The Visitor es una de esas películas pequeñas que nos habla con sutileza y candor pero cuyo mensaje es fuerte y claro. ... Full Article
DVD Releases
newsok.com –
2008-10-07
"The Visitor": Richard Jenkins (" Six Feet Under ") plays a professor who returns from Connecticut to his New York apartment during a professional conference, only to find two illegal immigrants ( Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira ) camped out in... ... Full Article
New DVDs due for release on October 7
jsonline.com –
2008-10-02
THE VISITOR (Anchor Bay) Poignant, intelligent, thematically nuanced and character-driven drama about a lonely man, played by veteran character actor Richard Jenkins, who discovers undocumented immigrants have moved into his apartment while he was gone. ... Full Article
DVD review: 'The Visitor'
newsok.com –
2008-09-19
In Thomas McCarthy 's "The Visitor, a sleepwalking man gets a jolt that shocks him back to life. Walter Vale , played with uncommon grace by Richard Jenkins of " Six Feet Under , is a widowed social sciences professor... ... Full Article
'Matchmaking' decides films' fates
post-gazette.com –
2008-09-13
TORONTO E avesdropping at the Toronto International Film Festival is a bit like trolling for stock tips. You hear someone mention a movie in the same breath as last year's "The Visitor" with Richard Jenkins, and you crane your neck... ... Full Article

THE VISITOR - Where's Tarek
THE VISITOR - This Is My Apartment
THE VISITOR - Theatrical Trailer
The Visitor trailer scenes/interviews/on the set footage


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