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In the Bedroom is a 2001 American crime drama film directed, produced, and written by Todd Field. The movie stars Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei, Tom Wilkinson, and Nick Stahl. It is based on a work by Andre Dubus and features a musical score by Thomas Newman. The narrative is set in Maine, where filming also took place. The film was distributed by Miramax and Netflix, with a budget of 1700000 and revenue of 44800000.
The film has a runtime of 131 minutes and is rated R. It received nominations for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Actor, and Best Actress. Additional accolades include a National Board of Review Top Ten Films award. Critical reception includes a 93% rating, a 7.9/10 score, and an 86/100 Metascore. The story involves a young man, an older woman, and her ex-husband, with a tagline suggesting that things are about to explode.
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It sits within the topics 2001 American films, 2001 crime drama films and 2001 directorial debut films.
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Film · TMDB
6.9Summertime 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.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- age difference
- fishing
- arbitrary law
- conductor
- ex husband
- single
- grief
- maine
- based on short story
- older woman younger man relationship
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
43,952 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
86/100
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 5 Oscars. 39 wins & 75 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Todd Field
- Screenplay by
- Todd Field Robert Festinger
- Based on
- " Killings ", by Andre Dubus
- Produced by
- Todd Field Ross Katz Graham Leader
- Starring
- Sissy Spacek Tom Wilkinson Nick Stahl William Mapother William Wise Celia Weston Marisa Tomei
- Cinematography
- Antonio Calvache
- Edited by
- Frank Reynolds
- Music by
- Thomas Newman
- Production companies
- Good Machine Eastern Standard Film Company GreeneStreet Films
- Distributed by
- Miramax Films
- Release dates
- January 19, 2001 ( 2001-01-19 ) ( Sundance ) November 23, 2001 ( 2001-11-23 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 131 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $1.7 million
- Box office
- $44.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Todd Field
- Screenwriter
- Todd Field
- Cast member
- Daran Norris
- Composer
- Thomas Newman
- Producer
- Ross Katz
- Narrative location
- Maine
- Filming location
- Maine
- Duration
- 131
- FilmAffinity ID
- 669306
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.miramax.com/movie/in-the-bedroom
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- publication date
- 2002-05-02
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- title
- In the Bedroom
- after a work by
- Andre Dubus
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 86/100
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Encyclopedic overview
In the Bedroom is a 2001 American drama film directed by Todd Field from a screenplay by Field and Robert Festinger, based on the 1979 short story "Killings" by Andre Dubus. It stars Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson, Nick Stahl, Marisa Tomei, and William Mapother. The film centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler (Wilkinson) is a doctor practicing in Maine and is married to Ruth Fowler (Spacek), a music teacher. Their son Frank (Stahl) is involved in a love affair with an older single mother, Natalie Strout (Tomei).
The title refers to the rear compartment of a lobster trap known as the "bedroom" and how it can hold only two lobsters before the lobsters begin to turn on each other. In the Bedroom premiered at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. It was theatrically released in limited theatres on November 23, 2001, and grossed $44.8 million against a $1.7 million budget. The film was praised for Field's direction, its screenplay and the performances (particularly those of Spacek, Wilkinson, Stahl and Tomei).
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