Revolutionary Road

Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kathryn Hahn

Frank and April, a married couple in the 1950s, have always seen themselves as special, different, ready and willing to live their lives based on higher ideals. So, as soon as they move into their new...( read more  read more... ) house on Revolutionary Road, they proudly declare their independence from the suburban inertia that surrounds them and determine never to be trapped by the social confines of their era. Yet for all their charm, beauty and irreverence, the Wheelers find themselves becoming exactly what they didn't expect: a good man with a routine job whose nerve has gone missing; a less-than-happy homemaker starving for fulfillment and passion; an American family with lost dreams, like any other. Driven to change their fates, April hatches an audacious plan to start all over again, to leave the comforts of Connecticut behind for the great unknown of Paris. But when the plan is put in motion, each spouse is pushed to extremes--one to escape whatever the cost, the other to save all that they have, no matter the compromises.

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R, 1 hr. 59 min.

Directed by: Sam Mendes

Released: December 15, 2008

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DVD Released: June 2, 2009

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  • July 2, 2009
    Impeccably staged insight into 50's suburbia which looks sumptuous. I think the mad neighbour who speaks the truth was an unnecessary misstep and I would have liked more back story on how their relationship formed and developed.
  • June 30, 2009
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  • June 11, 2009
    DiCaprio and Winslet together again, throw in a little mendes, a little suburbia, Kathy Bates, Michael Shannon and depression and you've got an A+ film. Fans of the book will not be disappointed
  • June 10, 2009
    So I finally got to see what the fuss was all about and omg was I ever impressed. Now i remember why I watched Titanic a hundred times. Kate and leo are one incredible powerful duo on the big screen. Those 2 young people are some very very powerful actors and to bring them toghet... ...( read more )
  • June 9, 2009
    Revolutionary Road starring the talented Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet. This film is the 2nd teaming of these stars (first being the hugely successful Titanic). This time around the film is set in the 1950's.

    At a party a young man and lady meet and fall in love only to fi... ...( read more )
  • July 5, 2009
    this was the mosy boring, monotone and uneventful movie. The long unecessary exposition into there life and lack of dialogue was frustarting, and it seemed to dddrrraaagggg on and on

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January 30, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

Winslet gives Revolutionary Road its depth and heft. That face still gazes at us, with its seraphic blend of beauty and horror, minutes, even hours, after we have left the theatre. full review

January 26, 2009
Brian Webster, Apollo Guide

This is a movie by and for the actors, especially for Kate Winslet, whose prodigious talents are well used throughout this bleak, troubling and powerful drama. full review

January 21, 2009
Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat

Revolutionary Road is a very well-made film indeed, and if it stings a little, that is only a testament to how strong a work it is. full review

January 9, 2009
Kimberly Jones, Austin Chronicle

Revolutionary Road ranks right up there with Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in its characterization of a coupling deeply scabrous and defective. full review

January 9, 2009
Michael Sragow, The Baltimore Sun

Revolutionary Road isn't just a failed literary adaptation. It's a failure of the worst kind: It doesn't even make you want to read Richard Yates' deservedly legendary book. full review

January 9, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

Viewers in the mood for rip-snorting marital combat should go ahead and partake, but they must prepare to leave the theatre in a state of profound depression. full review

January 5, 2009
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Winslet gives a fearless performance here. It's not her fault her husband has shrouded it in Taste. full review

January 5, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

This film is so good it is devastating. A lot of people believe their parents didn't understand them. What if they didn't understand themselves? full review

January 5, 2009
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Sam Mendes has worked in this territory before with his Oscar-winning American Beauty. Revolutionary Road is a better movie because it doesn't rely on such blatant caricatures. full review

January 5, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Revolutionary Road is easily the best-acted film of 2008, and one of the most corrosive. full review

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  • nine0384
    March 3, 2009
    I got excited about this movie because it really related to me. Well not completely but I want to quit my job and move too! I really thought it was actually going to happen but then it didnt and that sucked. The ending of the movie was pretty random and uncalled for, I think. Extra sad for no reason. I guess I just had hopes of a story of triumph in leaving your mundane life behind and going for your dreams but they slapped me in the face.
  • docfilms06
    January 21, 2009
    There is an insightful and entertaining review of Revolutionary Road on YouTube by people who are veterans in the biz....check it out
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_XjrTKoqQ4
  • laurahunt110
    January 18, 2009
    DiCaprio is truly SENSATIONAL in this film, giving by far the best performance among the cast, and actually elevates the film from being forgettable, to an actual experience.
  • oninaras
    June 21, 2008
    CAN'T WAIT to see them again together..
  • sparksfang
    August 22, 2007
    oo yea!! movie sounds AWSOME!!!!!!!!

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