Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei, Nick Stahl, and Tom Wilkinson in In the Bedroom (2001)

In the Bedroom

Movie2001• R• 2h 11m
CrimeDrama
⭐ 7.4 / 10(44,481)

A New England couple's college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband.

Rated
R
Runtime
2h 11m
Released
2001
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 2001

Storyline

A New England couple's college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband.

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Awards

0 wins & 5 nominations

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Did you know

• There were 15 takes of Sissy Spacek slapping Marisa Tomei. The final version of the film used the first take.

• The title refers to the rear compartment of a lobster trap known as the "bedroom" and the fact that it can only hold up to two lobsters, before the lobsters begin to turn on each other. When there are more than two lobsters, it is said that there is "trouble in the bedroom."

• Sissy Spacek decorated the house in which her character lives.

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $35,930,604

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $93,972 (2001-11-25)

User reviews

⭐ 7/10

Good human drama

👍 18 · 12/13/2021
⭐ 8/10

Use of Sound

👍 12 · 5/12/2009
⭐ 7/10

Sissy's great, but Tom will blow you away

👍 10 · 1/7/2002

Technical specs

Sound mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
2.39 : 1
Color
Color

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