In the Bedroom
- Original title
- In the Bedroom
- Year
- 2001
- Running time
- 130 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Sissy Spacek
- Tom Wilkinson
- Marisa Tomei
- Nick Stahl
- William Mapother
- William Wise
- Celia Weston
- Karen Allen
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Independent Film (US)
- Synopsis
- Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his native Maine and is married to New York born Ruth, a choral music teacher. Their only child, Frank is home from school for the summer, working part time as a lobsterman to earn money for graduate school in the fall. He's also involved in a love affair with a local single mother, which throws his parents for a loop. As the beauty of Maine's brief and fleeting summer comes to an end, these characters find themselves in the midst of unimaginable tragedy.
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- Awards
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2001: 5 Nominations for Oscar: Movie, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay2001: Golden Globes: Best Actress Drama (Sissy Spacek). 3 Nominations2001: 2 Nominations for BAFTA: Best Actor (Tom Wilkinson) and Actress (Sissy Spacek)2001: 2 Awards National Board of Review: Best Director (Todd Field), Screenplay2001: New York Film Critics Circle: Actor, Actress & Best First Film. 5 Nominations2001: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Picture and Actress (Spacek).3 Nom.
- Critics' reviews
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"Brilliant, lyrical, sensitive, literate and heartbreaking."
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"With performances that will raise the hairs on the back of your head, it's a film that knows the private geography of love, grief and obsession."
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"Must-see viewing for anyone who complains Hollywood doesn't make movies for grownups."
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"The story and direction are powerful enough. But it's the acting that takes In the Bedroom higher"
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 39 My Top 10 Movies from 2001 (69)
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