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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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Psychological DramaTragedyCrimeDrama

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
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    45K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,268
    1,072
    • Director
      • Todd Field
    • Writers
      • Andre Dubus
      • Robert Festinger
      • Todd Field
    • Stars
      • Tom Wilkinson
      • Sissy Spacek
      • Nick Stahl
    • 548User reviews
    • 127Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 5 Oscars
      • 39 wins & 75 nominations total

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    Top Cast83

    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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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The title refers to the rear compartment of a lobster trap known as the "bedroom" and the fact that it can only hold up to two lobsters, before the lobsters begin to turn on each other. When there are more than two lobsters, it is said that there is "trouble in the bedroom."
    • 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 with Ebert & Roeper: The Million Dollar Hotel/The Invisible Circus/Head Over Heels (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Zeni Me, Mamo
      Bulgarian Traditional
      Performed by The Newark Balkan Girls Chorus

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    FAQ9

    • What is the passage that is read at the funeral? It didn't sound like anything from the Bible.
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    Details

    • 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
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • 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

    • Runtime
      • 2h 11m(131 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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