The Ultimate Guide to "The Station Agent" (2003)

Tagline: "Sometimes the best things in life are the ones you didn't plan."

An overly social snack-truck driver who refuses to take the hint that Fin wants to be left alone.

• The slow pace may feel meandering to viewers expecting a traditional plot arc.
• A few subplots (particularly around secondary characters) resolve softly rather than conclusively, which might frustrate those wanting stronger narrative payoff.

Joe Oramas (Bobby Cannavale): An overly friendly, talkative man running a nearby roadside coffee and hot dog van.

The story revolves around Finbar McBride, a 26-year-old man with dwarfism who has given up on his dreams of becoming a professional wrestler. After a series of dead-end jobs, Finbar lands a position as a station agent at Hoboken Terminal in New Jersey. There, he meets Joe (played by Bobby Cannavale), a gruff but lovable train conductor, and Olivia (played by Marcia Gay Harden), a station manager.