Movie
In the Bedroom
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2001-11-23
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Good Machine, GreeneStreet Films, Standard Film Company
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Celia Weston as Katie Grinnel
- Karen Allen as Marla Keyes
- Frank T. Wells as Henry
- W. Clapham Murray as Carl
- Justin Ashforth as Tim Bryson
- Terry A. Burgess as District Attorney
Crew
- Todd Field - Director
- Todd Field - Screenplay
- Robert Festinger - Screenplay
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