Movie Information
Overall Rank: 1486
Average Rating: 2.9/4
# of Ratings: 87
Theatrical Release Date: 04/11/2008
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 10/07/2008
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Thomas McCarthy
Actors: Amir Arison, Hiam Abbass, Oliver Bokelberg, Maggie Moore, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Jekesai Gurira
Plot: A traveling professor arrives at the location of his conference only to find two people living in his apartment, after first being threatened, he allows them to stay. The two people appear to be immigrants and he vows to help them.
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Rating of
3.5/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 12/23/2011
The Visitor is a quiet film that stirs a lot of emotions with very little. Richard Jenkins gives one of the best performances of his career - a subtle masterpiece of acting, in that he is playing a man who has essentially cut off his emotions. There isn't any neat Hollywood ending or sweeping soundtrack or contrived and witty dialogue...just real people living and interacting in real and believable ways, and it works powerfully.
Rating of
2.5/4
Amyaronson - wrote on 07/18/2011
This is a quiet, intimate indie film that I like to sum up as a "nice movie." It is touching and sad, lonely and warm. Like Frozen River, this movie explores issues in illegal immigration and American politics. Richard Jenkins is fantastic, and I'm glad I've seen him in so many movies lately. Also, it made me want to play the djembe, so that's cool.
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