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In the Bedroom

  • 2001
  • R
  • 2h 11m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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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.

  • Director
    • Todd Field
  • Writers
    • Andre Dubus
    • Robert Festinger
    • Todd Field
  • Stars
    • Tom Wilkinson
    • Sissy Spacek
    • Nick Stahl
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    43K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,294
    2,285
    • Director
      • Todd Field
    • Writers
      • Andre Dubus
      • Robert Festinger
      • Todd Field
    • Stars
      • Tom Wilkinson
      • Sissy Spacek
      • Nick Stahl
    • 534User reviews
    • 132Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 5 Oscars
      • 39 wins & 75 nominations total

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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
    • Director
      • Todd Field
    • Writers
      • Andre Dubus
      • Robert Festinger
      • Todd Field
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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 Siskel & Ebert: 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 reviews534

    Featured review
    8/10

    Use of Sound

    The use of sound in the film was interesting. Background noise was used to tell the story as much as as the filming angles. This gave the movie a compelling dimension of claustrophobia for the main characters as though everything was closing in on them.

    The sound aspect perfected a sense of distraction or lack of concentration that many people may feel after a tragedy. Of course the obvious scene is where the Dr. Fowler is speaking to the DA. The focus of the camera captures the movement of the DA's mouth, then the jingling of the keys in the DA's pocket. Another not-so-obvious scene is when Dr. Fowler visits Natalie in the country store. The footsteps, the creaking of the floor boards, and the beeping noises from the cash register all create the sense that both Natalie and Dr. Fowler want to lash out at creators of those noises.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 8, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Serbo-Croatian
    • Also known as
      • Crimen imperdonable
    • Filming locations
      • Camden, Maine, USA
    • Production companies
      • Good Machine
      • Standard Film Company
      • GreeneStreet Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $35,930,604
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $93,972
      • Nov 25, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $44,763,181
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 11 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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