
The Station Agent(2003)
When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.


When a young deli-counter clerk and general slacker in New Jersey accidentally saves a young woman from a serial rapist, he becomes convinced that his new role in life is to become a vigilante.

Lukas Haas
Adam Harris

Erika Christensen
Mona Huxley

Giovanni Ribisi
Vic

Jim Parsons
Spim

Jon Abrahams
Don

Jerry Ferrara
George The Greek

Emily Wickersham
Kate

David Patrick Kelly
Pa Harris

Ann Dowd
Ma Harris
Anthony Fazio
High School Stoner
Gardener of Eden is a comedy, drama film released in 2007 exploring themes of hero, rape, new jersey, drop-out. Directed by Kevin Connolly, it stars Lukas Haas, Erika Christensen, Giovanni Ribisi. When a young deli-counter clerk and general slacker in New Jersey accidentally saves a young woman from a serial rapist, he becomes convinced that his new role in life is to become a vigilante.
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