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The Visitor (2007) -- A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.

Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   13,256 votes
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Director:
Thomas McCarthy
Writer:
Thomas McCarthy (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
18 April 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Music | Romance more
Tagline:
Connection is everything more
Plot:
A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 12 wins & 11 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(264 articles)
134 New Names Invited to Join the Academy
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 1 July 2009, 1:08 AM, PDT)

The Links Strike Back
 (From FilmExperience. 8 June 2009, 3:30 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Outstanding more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
O Visitante (Brazil) (festival title) (Portugal) [pt]
Посетитель (Russia) [ru]
El visitante (Spain) [es]
L'ospite inatteso (Italy) [it]
Misafir (Turkey: Turkish title) (festival title) [tr]
Nezvaný host (Czech Republic) [cs]
Spotkanie (Poland) [pl]
The Visitor (Greece) [el]
Visita inesperada (Argentina) [es]
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The parking lot in which Walter parks his car after arriving in New York--on East 11th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue--was torn down shortly after the film was released. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: As Mouna (Hiam Abbass) and Walter (Richard Jenkins) are becoming closer, Mouna calls Walter Richard--his real name--rather than the character's name. more
Quotes:
Mouna Khalil: [frustrated with ruthless US immigration system] It's just like Syria. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Salsera more

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89 out of 103 people found the following comment useful:-
Outstanding, 25 April 2008
9/10
Author: Ralph Hummel (fhu@pipeline.com) from Huntington, New York

It's only about twice a decade that I run across a movie that really impresses me. It's usually an obscure film that I entered with no expectations -- but left blown away by its cinematic achievement.

I just saw such a film tonight. "The Visitor" A small independent production with zero-advertising. Made by Tom McCarthy whose prior film, "The Station Agent," was an imperfect, character-absorbed drama.

The star of this movie is an actor (Richard Jenkins) whom you'll recognize from his numerous roles as minor-characters, most notably the dead-patriarch in "Six Feet Under." All of the other actors are completely unknown, but notably talented.

The appeal of this film is its story. An aged, listless academic, whose wife died earlier, floats through his uninteresting life until something happens to jar him. What happens next is unexpected, interesting and poignant. It would ruin the story if I told it to you, so you'll have to trust me. Suffice it to say it's a story of rebirth.

Like most of my favorite films, it has comedy, pathos, surprises, authenticity and a philosophical examination of what it means to be human. In short, everything, even politics.

And the presentation is skillfully-crafted. McCarthy demonstrates what was good about his prior work without dragging it down with what was bad about that work.

See it.

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