About this release
Award-winning auteur director Todd Field (Tár) made his feature film debut with box office smash In The Bedroom, a devastating drama starring Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson, Nick Stahl and Marisa Tomei. A New England couple’s college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband. Based on the 1979 short story “Killings” by Andre Dubus, the film was nominated for five Academy Awards and three Golden Globes. Described as “one of the best-directed films of the year” by Roger Ebert, and a “masterpiece” that is “the most evocative, the most mysterious, the most inconsolably devastating” film by David Edelstein of Slate Magazine. Special Features and Technical Specs: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray NEW Audio Commentary by film scholar Adrian Martin NEW Video Essay by filmmaker Carl Elsaesser NEW Video Essay by film programmer Alex Gootter NEW Interview with actress Karen Allen Theatrical Trailer Audio: English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo Aspect Ratio 2.35:1 Optional English HOH Subtitles Limited Edition Slipcase
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Disc 1
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In the Bedroom (2001)
131 min
ThrillerDrama
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.
Credits
Director
Todd Field
Writer
Todd Field
Robert Festinger
Cast
Tom Wilkinsonas Matt Fowler
Sissy Spacekas Ruth Fowler
Nick Stahlas Frank Fowler
Marisa Tomeias Natalie Strout
William Mapotheras Richard Strout
William Wiseas Willis Grinnel
Celia Westonas Katie Grinnel
Karen Allenas Marla Keyes
Frank T. Wellsas Henry
W. Clapham Murrayas Carl
Cinematographer
Antonio Calvache
Composer
Thomas Newman
Editor
Frank Reynolds
Producer
Todd Field
Ross Katz
Graham Leader
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
- Editions
- Limited Edition
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 8, 2026