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The Visitor
Connection is everything.
2008 | 104m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Tom McCarthy |
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| Writer: | Tom McCarthy |
| Staring: |
| A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 21, 2008 |
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| Director: | Tom McCarthy |
| Writer: | Tom McCarthy |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Music |
| Keywords | michigan, immigration, illegal immigration, drum, search for meaning, meaning of life, meaningless existence, college professor, the meaning of life, roommate issues, existential crisis |
| Production Companies | Groundswell Productions, Participant, Overture Films, Next Wednesday Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $18,197,518
Budget: $4,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Jenkins | Prof. Walter Vale |
| Haaz Sleiman | Tarek Khalil |
| Danai Gurira | Zainab |
| Hiam Abbass | Mouna Khalil |
| Marian Seldes | Barbara |
| Maggie Moore | Karen |
| Michael Cumpsty | Charles |
| Bill McHenry | Darin |
| Richard Kind | Jacob |
| Tzahi Moskovitz | Zev |
| Amir Arison | Mr. Shah |
| Neal Lerner | Martin Revere |
| Ramon Fernandez | Cop #1 |
| Frank Pando | Cop #2 |
| Waleed Zuaiter | Omar |
| Deborah Rush | Upper Eastside Woman |
| Ashley Springer | Student |
| Laith Nakli | Nasim |
| Jacqueline Brogan | Waiter |
| Walter Mudu | Ronald Cole |
| Yevgeniy Dekhtyar | Slavic Man |
| Earl Baker Jr. | Lester James |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Smokey Nelson | Gaffer |
| Bergen Swanson | Line Producer |
| Patty Long | Line Producer |
| Kerry Barden | Casting |
| Jan A. P. Kaczmarek | Original Music Composer |
| Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Paul Schnee | Casting |
| Charlie Dibe | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Jared Ian Goldman | Unit Production Manager |
| Nicholas R. Bell | Second Assistant Director |
| Len X. Clayton | Art Direction |
| Glenn Lloyd | Art Department Coordinator |
| Tom McArdle | Editor |
| Kim Chapman | Set Decoration |
| Eric Friedewald | Leadman |
| Jamie Arbuckle | Set Dresser |
| Will Pangman | Set Dresser |
| Sean Haines | Set Dresser |
| Ludovic Littee | First Assistant Camera |
| Jaime Segschneider | Second Assistant Camera |
| Richard Coronel | Camera Loader |
| John Corso | "B" Camera Operator |
| Jamie A. Marlowe | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Brett Walters | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| JoJo Whilden | Still Photographer |
| John Clifford | Still Photographer |
| Kevin L. Raper | Graphic Designer |
| Nick Ferrara | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Craig Charland | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Damian Canelos | Sound Mixer |
| Adam Sanchez | Boom Operator |
| Nicolas Mazet | Boom Operator |
| John Sember | Boom Operator |
| Kevin Bowe | Boom Operator |
| Alexis Weiss | Property Master |
| Courtney Schmidt | Assistant Property Master |
| Rachel Connors | Script Supervisor |
| Carter Bissell | Best Boy Electric |
| Alex Engel | Lighting Technician |
| Ian Bloom | Lighting Technician |
| Joy Weber | Lighting Technician |
| James McFadyen | Lighting Technician |
| Meg Schrock | Generator Operator |
| John Frisbie | Rigging Gaffer |
| Matthew Walker | Key Grip |
| Mike Mervilde Jr. | Best Boy Grip |
| Adam Lukens | Best Boy Grip |
| Theodore Hellmuth | Dolly Grip |
| Casey Wooden | Grip |
| Dylan Crawshay-Williams | Grip |
| Elizabeth Stern | Grip |
| Rik Andino | Grip |
| Walter Strafford | Key Rigging Grip |
| Daniel Vecchione | Rigging Grip |
| Leah Katznelson | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Amy Pickering | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Colleen McTigue | Set Costumer |
| Stacey Panepinto | Key Makeup Artist |
| Kami Steele | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Lora Scrignoli | Key Hair Stylist |
| Elena Roulenko | Additional Hairstylist |
| Collin Smith | Location Manager |
| Jennifer Hoopes | Assistant Location Manager |
| Christopher Menges | Location Assistant |
| Danielle Duperreault | Location Scout |
| Tara Markus | Location Scout |
| Jessica Kelly | Casting Assistant |
| Ali Merhi | Casting Associate |
| Sylvia Fay | Extras Casting |
| Julius Kozlowski | Key Scenic Artist |
| Marian Zola | Scenic Artist |
| Anthony Blanco | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Dan Gloeckner | Key Set Production Assistant |
| Sara Lane | Production Accountant |
| George Holtzer | Transportation Captain |
| Jonathan Ferrantelli | Post Production Supervisor |
| Kate Abernathy | First Assistant Editor |
| Daniel Triller | Assistant Editor |
| Ali Muney | Assistant Editor |
| Ron Dulin | Assistant Editor |
| Brian McNulty | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Paul Hsu | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor |
| Jamie Baker | Sound Editor |
| Lila Yomtoob | Sound Editor |
| Ruth Hernandez | Sound Editor |
| Frank Kern | Sound Editor |
| Heather Gross | Sound Editor |
| Cate Montana | Sound Editor |
| Mariusz Glabinski | Music Editor |
| Sara Stern | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
| George A. Lara | Foley Recording Engineer |
| Lewis Goldstein | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Don Ciana | Color Timer |
| Stan Sztaba | Negative Cutter |
| James Brown | Unit Production Manager |
| Lucie Bourgeau | Production Secretary |
| Michael Del Polito | Second Assistant Director |
| Gregory Santoro | Second Second Assistant Director |
| D.J. Ritchie | Sound Mixer |
| Mick Davies | Boom Operator |
| Tracey Merkle | Script Supervisor |
| Paul Bode | First Assistant Camera |
| Jennifer Stuart | Second Assistant Camera |
| Zach Quinn | Camera Production Assistant |
| Rebecca McCabe | Costume Supervisor |
| Leah Rial | Key Makeup Artist |
| Matthew Chamberlain | Location Manager |
| Stephen Kardell | Location Scout |
| Damon Rivetti | Location Scout |
| Roger Sassen | Gaffer |
| Mike Reeves | Best Boy Electric |
| Richard Smock | Electrician |
| Richard Shedden | Electrician |
| Joel Jaspan | Key Grip |
| Mike Garner | Best Boy Grip |
| Ryan McGuffin | Grip |
| Mark Johnson | Set Decoration |
| Charlie Nicholson | Set Dresser |
| Jeremy Brehme | Swing |
| Albert Bianchini | Swing |
| Jay E. Vigil | Transportation Captain |
| Tom McCarthy | Writer, Director |
| Oliver Bokelberg | Director of Photography |
| Suzanne Smith Crowley | Casting |
| Stéphane Foenkinos | Casting |
| Melissa Toth | Costume Design |
| Mary Ramos | Music Supervisor |
| Mariela Comitini | First Assistant Director |
| Manny Siverio | Stunt Coordinator |
| Wolfgang Held | "B" Camera Operator |
| Marc Boyle | Key Hair Stylist |
| John Paino | Production Design |
| Eric Milano | ADR Recordist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Omar Amanat | Executive Producer |
| John Woldenberg | Producer |
| Chris Salvaterra | Executive Producer |
| Ricky Strauss | Executive Producer |
| Michael London | Producer |
| Mary Jane Skalski | Producer |
| Jeff Skoll | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Film Festival | Best Actor | Richard Jenkins | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 10 |
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