In The Bedroom
– Summertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in tran..
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. He 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.
08 Feb 2002
English, Serbo-Croatian
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Todd Field
Andre Dubus (story "Killings"), Robert Festinger (screenplay), Todd Field (screenplay)
Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, Marisa Tomei
In idyllic Mid-Coast Maine, the Fowler family's only son Frank comes home from his freshman year at college for summer vacation. His mother Ruth, the school choir director, is unhappy with Frank dating soon-to-be divorced mother Natalie who is several years his senior, but Frank's father Matt, the town doctor, doesn't see a problem. While Frank considers holding off his future for Natalie, her jilted husband causes them all problems until an unthinkable tragedy shakes the community to its very core.
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 38 wins & 69 nominations.
$35,733,119
Miramax Films