In the Bedroom

In the Bedroom

2001 · 130 min · EN · R · 6.9 (306 votes)
Dir. Todd Field · Starring Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, Marisa Tomei, William Mapother, William Wise · Music Thomas Newman

A young man. An older woman. Her ex-husband. Things are about to explode...

DramaThriller

Summertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his native Maine and is married to New York born Ruth Fowler, a music teacher. His son is involved in a love affair with a local single mother. As the beauty of Maine's brief and fleeting summer comes to an end, these characters find themselves in the midst of unimaginable tragedy.

VIBE

A quiet, devastating portrait of ordinary lives shattered by tragedy. It feels like a slow, creeping dread that settles in your bones, exploring the raw, messy aftermath of loss and the desperate measures people take when pushed too far.

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