Synopsis
In the Bedroom follows a seemingly content New England couple, Matt and Ruth Fowler, whose lives are shattered when their college-age son is killed by his girlfriend's volatile ex-husband. As grief consumes them differently, their marriage begins to collapse under the weight of unspoken blame, guilt, and rage. The film builds to a devastating moral reckoning as the couple contemplates taking justice into their own hands.
Did You Know?
- Tom Wilkinson and Sissy Spacek both received Academy Award nominations.
- Director Todd Field's feature directorial debut film.
- Based on the short story 'Killings' by Andre Dubus.
- Filmed entirely on location in Maine.
- The film's title refers to a lobster trap compartment.
Iconic Quotes
- You always take his side. Always. From the very beginning.
- I want him out of this house and out of our lives.
- We don't even know each other anymore.
- You let him in this house. You let him sit at our table.
- Nobody knows what goes on in the bedroom.