

The Visitor
2008-02-21 · 104 min · ★ 7.1
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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Production details
- Directors
- Tom McCarthy
- Production companies
- Overture Films, Participant, Groundswell Productions, Next Wednesday Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 4,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 18,197,518
Top Cast
Richard JenkinsProf. Walter Vale
Haaz SleimanTarek Khalil
Danai GuriraZainab
Hiam AbbassMouna Khalil
Marian SeldesBarbara
Maggie MooreKaren
Michael CumpstyCharles
Richard KindJacob
Amir ArisonMr. Shah
Neal LernerMartin Revere
Ramon FernandezCop #1
Frank PandoCop #2
Waleed ZuaiterOmar
Deborah RushUpper Eastside Woman
Ashley SpringerStudent
Laith NakliNasim
Walter MuduRonald ColeTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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