In the Bedroom
2001 · Movie · R · 131 min · ★ 6.9 · 90% critics
Set during a brief summer on the coast of Maine, a doctor and his music-teacher wife face strains within their family as their son begins a relationship with a local single mother. As the season ends, the family is shaken by an unimaginable tragedy that forces everyone to confront grief and difficult choices.
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-11-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (400 votes)
About
You’ll likely like In the Bedroom if you enjoy quiet, emotionally heavy family dramas with thriller tension and standout performances; Not for you if you want a light, fast-moving watch—especially if you prefer similar titles like Manchester by the Sea or George Washington.
Pros: powerful performances; gripping family drama; Maine setting feels real | Cons: very slow pacing; extremely sad subject matter; tense and uncomfortable
Themes
- age difference
- fishing
- arbitrary law
- conductor
- ex husband
- single
- grief
- maine
- based on short story
- older woman younger man relationship
- grieving parents
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Special Jury Prize — Acting · 2001
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2002 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2002 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2002 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Actor · 2002 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2002 · nominated
Cast & crew
Tom Wilkinson
as Matt Fowler
Sissy Spacek
as Ruth Fowler
Nick Stahl
as Frank Fowler
Marisa Tomei
as Natalie Strout
William Mapother
as Richard Strout
- WW
William Wise
as Willis Grinnel
Celia Weston
as Katie Grinnel
Karen Allen
as Marla Keyes
Frank T. Wells
as Henry
- WM
W. Clapham Murray
as Carl
Directed by Todd Field