Visitor, The

Visitor, The

2007

Widowed professor Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins, in an Oscar-nominated role) discovers an immigrant couple, Tarek (Haaz Sleiman) and Zainab (Danai Gurira), squatting in his Manhattan flat and becomes wrapped up in their lives when Tarek is thrown into a detention center. A wonderful Hiam Abbass co-stars as Tarek's mother, who forges an unlikely connection with Walter. Thomas McCarthy won a Best Director Independent Spirit Award for his touching drama.

Connection is everything

JBscale
84
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Drama
Length
1 hr. 44 mins.
US Theatrical Release
April 18, 2008
US Box Office
$9,422,422 (#4371 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Brief Strong Language

Collection Detail

Release Method
Single Disc & Digital
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: PCM 5.1
English: DD 5.1
Studio
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Released
October 7, 2008
Acquired Date
April 1, 2015
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
May 29, 2009

Actors

Richard Jenkins
Richard Jenkins
Haaz Sleiman
Haaz Sleiman
Hiam Abbass
Hiam Abbass
Danai Gurira
Danai Gurira
Marian Seldes
Marian Seldes
Maggie Moore
Maggie Moore
Michael Cumpsty
Michael Cumpsty
Bill McHenry
Bill McHenry
Richard Kind
Richard Kind
Tzahi Moskovitz
Tzahi Moskovitz
Amir Arison
Amir Arison
Neal Lerner
Neal Lerner

Directors

Thomas McCarthy
Thomas McCarthy

Producers

Mary Jane Skalski
Mary Jane Skalski
Michael London
Michael London

Writers

Thomas McCarthy
Thomas McCarthy

Special Features

Commentaries
  • director Tom McCarthy and actor Richard Jenkins
Featurettes
  • An Inside Look At The Visitor
Other
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Playing The Djembe
  • Audio Commentary
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

  • 5.29.2009 by biglummox (10/10)

Ratings

JB Users
100
Flawless
RT Fresh Certified
89%
Tomatometer
121 votes
RT Fresh Certified
84%
Popcornmeter
3,836 votes
METASCORE
79
29 votes
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
45,188 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media