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Revolutionary Road
2008 119 min United Kingdom, United States of America R 18+
★7.5
Drama, Romance
Director: Sam Mendes
🎭 Based on
«Revolutionary Road»
byRichard Yates
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Description
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.
Budget:
$35M
US Gross:
$22.91M
Worldwide:
$76M
Starring
Leonardo DiCaprio
Actor
Kate Winslet
Actor
Christopher Fitzgerald
Actor
Awards
Golden Globe 2009
— Best Actress (Drama)
BAFTA 2009
— Best Costume Design
BAFTA 2009
— Best Production Design
Golden Globe 2009
— Best Actor (Drama)
Golden Globe 2009
— Best Picture (Drama)
Academy Awards 2009
— Best Costume Design
Golden Globe 2009
— Best Director
BAFTA 2009
— Best Actress
Golden Globe 2009
— Best Actress (Drama)
BAFTA 2009
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Awards 2009
— Best Supporting Actor
Academy Awards 2009
— Best Production Design
Key opinion
Revolutionary Road is a visually polished and well-acted exploration of marital decay and existential disillusionment in 1950s suburbia. Opinions are deeply divided on the film’s narrative value, with some praising its raw, cynical honesty, while others find it emotionally hollow, melodramatic, and lacking in meaningful insight.
| Acting | Michael Shannon’s portrayal of John, the mentally unstable neighbor, is universally regarded as a standout, providing the most incisive observations in the film. | |
| Production | The film’s aesthetic is consistently praised for its high production quality and stylish, evocative visual presentation of the 1950s. | |
| Acting | Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet deliver strong performances that anchor the drama, though critics disagree on whether their characters' development is compelling or unworthy of their talent. | |
| Pacing | The pacing and dialogue-heavy structure polarize viewers; some find it a sophisticated, immersive character study, while others experience it as slow, exhausting, and tedious. | |
| Theme | The thematic focus on existential emptiness and the failure of individual aspirations is perceived by some as a profound critique of suburban life and by others as an empty, pessimistic melodrama. |