In the Bedroom

In the Bedroom takes place in a small coastal town in Maine during the summer. Matt Fowler is a local doctor, and his wife Ruth is a music teacher and choir director. Their son Frank, home from university, begins a relationship with Natalie Strout, a separated mother of two who is older than he is. Natalie's estranged husband Richard resents the relationship and refuses to leave her alone, and the tension between the two men eventually leads to a tragedy that upends the Fowler family. Ruth, who never approved of the relationship, struggles with how to respond.

The film was released in 2001 and runs 131 minutes. It was directed by Todd Field, who wrote the screenplay with Robert Festinger, based on a story by Andre Dubus. It was Field's first feature as a director; he went on to direct Little Children and TÁR. Tom Wilkinson and Sissy Spacek play Matt and Ruth, with Nick Stahl as Frank, Marisa Tomei as Natalie, and William Mapother as Richard. The credited cast numbers 78 and the crew 86.

Made for about 2 million dollars, the film earned roughly 43 million worldwide, a strong return on its budget. It holds a critics' rating of 8.5/10 from 141 reviews, which is higher than its audience scores of 7.4/10 on IMDb and 6.9/10 on TMDB.