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Release Date:
11 January 2002 (USA) moreTagline:
A young man. An older woman. Her ex-husband. Things are about to explode...Plot:
A New England couple's college-aged son dates an older woman with two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband. Then something terrible occurs in this wrenching, emotional drama. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 27 wins & 41 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Fergie Thrills Husband Josh Duhamel In The Bedroom With Her Sexy Stage Costumes (From iCelebz. 16 June 2009, 11:12 PM, PDT)
Todd Field Accepts The Creed Of Violence
(From EmpireOnline. 2 June 2009, 12:22 AM, PDT)
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a real modern classic moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tom Wilkinson | ... | Matt Fowler | |
| Sissy Spacek | ... | Ruth Fowler | |
| Nick Stahl | ... | Frank Fowler | |
| Marisa Tomei | ... | Natalie Strout | |
| William Mapother | ... | Richard Strout | |
| William Wise | ... | Willis Grinnel | |
| Celia Weston | ... | Katie Grinnel | |
| Karen Allen | ... | Marla Keyes | |
| Frank T. Wells | ... | Henry | |
| W. Clapham Murray | ... | Carl | |
| Justin Ashforth | ... | Tim Bryson | |
| Terry A. Burgess | ... | District Attorney | |
| Jonathan Walsh | ... | Father McCasslin | |
| Diane E. Hamlin | ... | Davis' Assistant | |
| Camden Munson | ... | Jason Strout |
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Rated R for some violence and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
130 min | USA:138 min (Sundance Film Festival)Country:
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EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Malaysia:18PL (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Philippines:R-18Fun Stuff
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The cabin where Ruth (Sissy Spacek) and Matt (Tom Wilkinson) visit the Grinnells, belongs to "In the Bedroom" director Todd Field. moreGoofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In several scenes, the Fowlers are drinking Moxie soda, a brand most people think disappeared in the 1950s. However, Moxie is still a going concern, but can only be purchased in Maine and some other locations around northern New England. moreQuotes:
Matt: Look, I know that sometimes I let him get away with...[Ruth interrupts him, smashing a plate on the floor]
Ruth: EVERYTHING!
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Featured in "SexTV: Romain Slocombe/Spreading Misandry/Carolyn Weltman (#5.12)" (2003) moreSoundtrack:
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A rarity in modern cinema, In the Bedroom is a movie for thinking adults that is one of the most thorough yet subtle examinations of violence and its consequences I've ever seen. Tom Wilkerson gives a masterful and restrained performance, and Sissy Spacek and nearly everyone else is uniformly excellent. Although it is a searing and unflinching look at nearly unspeakable grief, it is poignant and thoughtful and even has scenes of humor if you are ready for it. Todd Field's screenplay is one of the most brilliant in recent memory. I really wish we had more mature stuff like this coming out of Hollywood. Powerful films that deal with violence and its aftermath and meaning like this make films like Kill Bill look even more repellent than they already are.