In the Bedroom
2001

In the Bedroom

★ 0.0 / 10
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Directed by Todd Field
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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.