In the Bedroom
Powerhouse family drama from debuting director Todd Field is set in a small town in Maine where Sissy Spacek, a music teacher and physician husband Tom Wilkinson fret over the future of son Nick Stahl, whose Ivy League school plans seem threatened when he gets involved with Marisa Tomei, an older woman with two children. A tragic act spurred by Tomei's troubled ex-husband leads Spacek and Wilkinson to re-examine their marriage and lives through their grief and anger over the incident.
Year: 2001
Genre: Drama, Kate's Favourites, Amy's Favourites, Dysfunctional Families
Country: USA
Director: Todd Field
Starring: Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson, Nick Stahl, Marisa Tomei
Duration: 130 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains violence.
7.4/10
Location in store: Drama
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