3. "The Visitor"
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A low-key, unassuming character piece slowly became one of the year’s few arthouse success stories thanks to audience word of mouth. “The Visitor” is the kind of movie you immediately want to tell your friends to see. Breakout character actor Richard Jenkins leads a terrifically tight ensemble through a sweet, funny and heartbreaking story of a man whose life changes thanks to an unexpected friendship.

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