- 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 widowed college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple, who turn out to be illegal immigrants, living in his apartment.
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Critics Reviews
| Feb 13, 2009San Francisco Chronicle
I really love film....best actor....love the history of cinema and the way....best actor.... ... Full Review
| Feb 09, 2009TotalFilm
An economical and largely understated film, The Visitor sees veteran character actor Jenkins deliver a satisfyingly restrained central turn.
Written and directed by Tom McCarthy (The Station Agent), this US indie is an impeccably liberal post-9/11 drama.
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| Feb 09, 2009metro.co.uk
McCarthy's delicately paced story draws you into the characters' struggle with an emphasis on the little touches, using narrative, humour and music to transcend their divides.
Writer/director Tom McCarthy follows 2003's award-winning The Station Agent with another heartfelt character study, this time exploring the immigration system in post- 9/11 America.
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| Dec 17, 2008popsyndicate.com
You can understand, then, why I was so excited to see that writer/director Thomas McCarthy had a new film out this year: The Visitor .
The Visitor comes to DVD from Anchor Bay - wow, first Anchor Bay disc I've seen in years!
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| Dec 11, 2008The Scorecard Review
Overture Films is proud to announce the screenplay of The Visitor is now available online.....The superb ensemble cast.... ... Full Review
News
Forget penicillin and pictures of naked ladies, the finest invention of the last two centuries has to be Netflix. It's especially great if, like me, your organizational system consists of throwing things on the floor until the only way you... ... Full Article
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
billingsnews.com –
2009-04-16
Film Review: Lemon Tree
filmjournal.com –
2009-04-16
By Doris Toumarkine For movie details, please click here . Lemon Tree enters the U.S. marketplace bearing the fruit of numerous festival awards and Israeli Film Academy Award nominations, including a win for Hiam Abbass ( The Visitor ), who... ... Full Article
Now on DVD: The Visitor
associatedcontent.com –
2009-04-13
Director Tom McCarthy does it again with The Visitor, an unusually compelling psychological drama about a man who has everything to live for but no one to love. ... Full Article
Fantasy Casting: The Bristol Palin Movie
film.com –
2009-03-02
Well, let's see who's still snorting when Oscar-winning Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black or The Visitor author Tom McCarthy take Bristol's cautionary tale beyond the boob tube to the silver screen. ... Full Article
So a couple days ago, I saw this silly science fiction movie entitled "The visitor", apparently about a pilot who comes back after 50 years without aging and is immediately chased by the CIA according to the description. ... Full Article

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