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Revolutionary Road

2008 1h 59m
Drama Romance
MOVIEVIBE Rating
7.0/10
4,204 reviews
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Revolutionary Road

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.

"How do you break free without breaking apart?"

Top Billed Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio
Frank Wheeler
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
April Wheeler
Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates
Mrs. Helen Givings
Michael Shannon
Michael Shannon
John Givings
Kathryn Hahn
Kathryn Hahn
Milly Campbell
David Harbour
David Harbour
Shep Campbell
Dylan Baker
Dylan Baker
Jack Ordway
Richard Easton
Richard Easton
Mr. Givings

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

W Wuchak Verified TMDB Critic
2019-11-21

***What if Jack & Rose married and settled into the conventional American grind?***

The Wheelers are a couple with two kids living in the suburbs of Connecticut in the ’50s. Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) marches off to the big city five times a week, ten hours a day, to a job he hates whereas April (Kate Winslet) takes care of things on the home front, including their hardly-seen children. April's dream of being an actress has failed and she vents her frustrations on Frank. Emasculated, he has a meaningless affair to prove his manhood to himself. Meanwhile April suggests a wild idea for them ...

G Giovanni Verified TMDB Critic
2020-09-28

Can you change your life for love? What’s the border between craziness and frustration? Are we really living our lives? This fantastic movie won 20 awards and 73 nominations. It’s an incredible story and let’s discover why.

The movie is set in Connecticut during the mid-1950 and inspired by the book “Revolutionary Road” written by Richard Yates. It’s a story of love, marriages, families and abortion, ambitions and frustrations, of dreamers and conformists. It’s the daily tale of all of us, on the road of our lives. Looking for an often unachievable and unknown happiness.

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C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic
2024-04-16

This is a fairly unremarkable family drama that sees "April" (Kate Winslet) staying at home with their two children whilst husband "Frank" (Leonardo DiCaprio) goes to work in his office each day - and has the occasional fling with his secretary. "April" is probably best described as a frustrated actress and her last stage performance went down a bit like a lead balloon which caused the latest in this couple's fiery rows. She decides that they need a profound change, and so suggests that they decamp to Paris. She will get a job and he can spend his time, reading, writing - generally lolling abo...