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In the Bedroom ()

NYT Critics' Pick

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  • Directed by: Todd Field
  • Rating: R (Violence/Adult Situations/Not For Children/Adult Language)

Review Summary

In this perfectly observed, wrenchingly acted drama, Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson are the Fowlers, a middle-class couple living in Camden, a quiet, picturesque Maine fishing town. Their lives are torn apart when their only child, a 21-year-old son, is murdered by his girlfriend's jealous husband. Learning that a legal technicality ensures that the killer will serve only a light sentence, they are beside themselves with grief, anger and mutual recrimination. In exploring the psychological processes of grief and revenge, the profoundly quiet, deeply disturbing film doesn't make a misstep. – Stephen Holden

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Movie Details

  • NYT Critics' Pick Best 1,000
  • Title: In the Bedroom
  • Running Time: 138 Minutes
  • Status: Released
  • Country: United States
  • Genre: Adaptation, Drama, Thriller

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