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In the Bedroom

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  • 2h 11m
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Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei, Nick Stahl, and Tom Wilkinson in In the Bedroom (2001)
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A New England couple's college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband.A New England couple's college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband.A New England couple's college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband.
IMDb RATING
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41K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
577
1,668
    • Todd Field
    • Andre Dubus(story "Killings")
    • Robert Festinger(screenplay)
    • Todd Field(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tom Wilkinson
    • Sissy Spacek
    • Nick Stahl
    • Todd Field
    • Andre Dubus(story "Killings")
    • Robert Festinger(screenplay)
    • Todd Field(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tom Wilkinson
    • Sissy Spacek
    • Nick Stahl
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 527User reviews
    • 171Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 5 Oscars

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    Marisa Tomei in In the Bedroom (2001)
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    Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson in In the Bedroom (2001)
    Marisa Tomei and Nick Stahl in In the Bedroom (2001)
    Sissy Spacek and Marisa Tomei in In the Bedroom (2001)
    Sissy Spacek in In the Bedroom (2001)
    Tom Wilkinson in In the Bedroom (2001)
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    Todd Field in In the Bedroom (2001)

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    Tom Wilkinson
    Tom Wilkinson
    • Matt Fowler
    Sissy Spacek
    Sissy Spacek
    • Ruth Fowler
    Nick Stahl
    Nick Stahl
    • Frank Fowler
    Marisa Tomei
    Marisa Tomei
    • Natalie Strout
    William Mapother
    William Mapother
    • Richard Strout
    William Wise
    • Willis Grinnel
    Celia Weston
    Celia Weston
    • Katie Grinnel
    Karen Allen
    Karen Allen
    • Marla Keyes
    Frank T. Wells
    • Henry
    W. Clapham Murray
    • Carl
    Justin Ashforth
    Justin Ashforth
    • Tim Bryson
    Terry A. Burgess
    • District Attorney
    Jonathan Walsh
    • Father McCasslin
    Diane E. Hamlin
    • Davis' Assistant
    Camden Munson
    Camden Munson
    • Jason Strout
    Christopher Adams
    • Duncan Strout
    Henry Field
    • Young Frank…
    Deborah Derecktor
    • Janelle
      • Todd Field
      • Andre Dubus(story "Killings")
      • Robert Festinger(screenplay)
      • Todd Field(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      There were 15 takes of Sissy Spacek slapping Marisa Tomei. The final version of the film used the first take.
    • Goofs
      In several scenes, the Fowlers are drinking Moxie soda, a brand most people think disappeared in the 1950s. It still exists in Maine and a few other locations around northern New England.
    • Quotes

      Matt: You wanna know why our son is dead? You really wanna know? He was with her not because of me. He went there because of you. Yes he did, because you are so... controlling, so... overbearing... so angry... that he was it! That he was our only one!

      Ruth: That is not true!

      Matt: Oh, yes it is. Yes it is. Even when he was a kid, you were telling him how, how he was always wrong. Oh! I remember. Uh... one time you yanked him out of a Little League game. And sent him home. For throwing his, his glove in the dirt. He was what? Nine years old.

      [long pause]

      Matt: Everything he did... was wrong. Well, what was wrong with him, Ruth?

      [long pause]

      Matt: You're... you're so... unforgiving. You are. That's what he said. And you're pulling the same shit with me. And that's a horrible way to be, it's horrible. You're bitter, Ruth. And you can point your finger at me all you like, but you better take a damn good look at yourself.

    • Crazy credits
      Graham Leader gratefully acknowledges ... Ann, Kira & Saks.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Million Dollar Hotel/The Invisible Circus/Head Over Heels (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Zeni Me, Mamo
      Bulgarian Traditional

      Performed by The Newark Balkan Girls Chorus

    User reviews527

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    Truly Stunning!
    Todd Field's IN THE BEDROOM is an artistic and realistic portrait of domestic trouble in small-town America. Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson star as Ruth and Matt Fowler, the parents of a recent high school graduate, Frank (Nick Stahl), who has an affair with a married woman, Natalie (Marisa Tomei). A tragic event near the beginning of the film seems to stunt its action and dialogue, allowing the film to change into a largely visual piece based on memories, feelings, and silent communication; while the film's slow-moving camera, soft sunny lighting, and cautious pacing give it a resonating intensity.

    Set in coastal Maine, the Fowlers are a well-liked family with simple, straightforward values. Dr. Fowler has his own small medical practice. Mrs. Fowler directs the chorus at the high school. Frank is a good kid who is working on the fishing docks for the summer, waiting for college in the fall. Frank falls into a summer romance with Natalie, an older woman with two young sons and a creepy, lurking husband (William Mapother) from whom she is separated. The relationship is worrisome to Mr. and Mrs. Fowler, but they want to be supportive of their son so they gently nudge him to think about the bigger picture, without being overbearing. But when the unthinkable happens, Mr. and Mrs. Fowler come face to face with their worst nightmare. Quietly, calmly, and with the most logic they can muster, they begin a dark and dangerous psychological journey. The result, reinforced by stunning performances from Wilkinson and Spacek, is a pensive, penetrating, and utterly believable story.
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    • Release date
      • February 8, 2002 (United States)
      • United States
      • Official site
      • English
      • Serbo-Croatian
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    • Filming locations
      • Camden, Maine, USA
    • Production companies
      • Good Machine
      • Standard Film Company
      • GreeneStreet Films
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    • 2 hours 11 minutes
      • Dolby Digital

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