Fresh
Goes the distance to avoid banalizing the dilemma of a reasonable couple unhinged by unreasonable events.
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly
In the Bedroom
A young man. An older woman. Her ex-husband. Things are about to explode...
2001 · 2h 11m · R
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Todd Field
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Todd Field Director
- 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
- William Wise as Willis Grinnel
- Karen Allen as Marla Keyes
- Celia Weston as Katie Grinnel
- Frank T. Wells as Henry
- W. Clapham Murray as Carl
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
So emotionally pure and rigorous that you're more than willing to go along with it.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
The story and direction are powerful enough. But it's the acting that takes In the Bedroom higher.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
Lingers in the mind, suffusing melancholy with the fateful pall of dread that hangs over all of life's pleasures.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Fresh
Field has a talent for drawing us directly into his characters' lives and making us feel what they feel.
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
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