In the Bedroom

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

2001 2h 11m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 421

DramaThriller

Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Tom Wilkinson
Matt Fowler
Sissy Spacek
Ruth Fowler
Nick Stahl
Frank Fowler
Marisa Tomei
Natalie Strout
William Mapother
Richard Strout
William Wise
Willis Grinnel
Celia Weston
Katie Grinnel
Karen Allen
Marla Keyes

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Todd Field
Writers: Todd Field, Andre Dubus, Robert Festinger
Languages: Serbo-Croatian, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $45M — a 26.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Serbo-Croatian, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Todd Field, shot by Antonio Calvache. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Thomas Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Editor Frank Reynolds shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Tom Wilkinson and Sissy Spacek and Nick Stahl carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Todd Field directs. Antonio Calvache behind the camera. Thomas Newman scores. Frank Reynolds cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Serbo-Croatian, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $45M — a 26.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
325 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Serbo-Croatian, English.
5Directed by Todd Field, shot by Antonio Calvache. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Thomas Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Frank Reynolds shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Tom Wilkinson and Sissy Spacek and Nick Stahl carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A young man. An older woman. Her ex-husband. Things are about to explode...".
10IMDB entry: tt0247425 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "age difference", "fishing", "arbitrary law", "conductor".