Christopher of The Times stated, "The brilliance of Peter Dinklage's performance as the ironclad loner is that he doesn’t much care. Yet there’s something deeply affecting about his stoicism and suspicion that has nothing to do with artificial sweeteners, Disney sentiment, or party political broadcasts on behalf of dwarfs. Dinklage just gets on with his performance like an actor who can't understand why he's got the lead role. It's this tension between the film and the unwilling Romeo that makes The Station Agent such a hypnotic watch." Accolades References External links Location of Fin's train station (Google Street View) (OpenStreetMap) 2003 directorial debut films 2003 films 2003 independent films 2000s American films 2000s English-language films 2000s psychological drama films American comedy-drama films American independent films American psychological drama films BAFTA winners (films) Films about people with dwarfism Films directed by Tom McCarthy Films scored by Stephen Trask Films set in New Jersey Films shot in 16 mm film Films shot in New Jersey Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay BAFTA Award John Cassavetes Award winners Sundance Film Festival award winners Rail transport films Rockaway Township, New Jersey