The Station Agent

 (R). Three people - one a lonesome dwarf, another a grieving mother - become friends in the wilds of New Jersey. Tender, funny, frank and true. With Peter Dinklage, Bobby Cannavale, Patricia Clarkson, Raven Goodwin, Michelle Williams. Written and directed by Tom McCarthy. 1:28 (adult content, language). At area theaters.

By John Anderson

October 3, 2003