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The Visitor

The Visitor

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20087.11h 44m

Overview

A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.

Directed by Tom McCarthy
Written by Tom McCarthy
Produced by John Woldenberg, Michael London, Mary Jane Skalski
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0MRevenue: $18.2M

Top Cast

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Prof. Walter Vale

Haaz Sleiman

Haaz Sleiman

Tarek Khalil

Danai Gurira

Danai Gurira

Zainab

Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass

Mouna Khalil

Marian Seldes

Marian Seldes

Barbara

Maggie Moore

Maggie Moore

Karen

Michael Cumpsty

Michael Cumpsty

Charles

B

Bill McHenry

Darin

Richard Kind

Richard Kind

Jacob

T

Tzahi Moskovitz

Zev

Themes & Keywords

michiganimmigrationillegal immigrationdrumsearch for meaningmeaning of lifemeaningless existencecollege professorthe meaning of liferoommate issuesexistential crisis

About The Visitor

The Visitor is a crime, drama, music film released in 2008 exploring themes of michigan, immigration, illegal immigration, drum, search for meaning, meaning of life. Directed by Tom McCarthy, it stars Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira. A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.

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