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Revolutionary Road

2008 · Movie · R · 119 min · ★ 7.0 · 68% critics

DramaRomance

Set in the mid-1950s, this drama follows a young couple in a Connecticut suburb as they wrestle with personal dissatisfaction while raising two children. Caught between strained affection and competing dreams, they consider a drastic change to find something more meaningful.

Based on Revolutionary Road

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Details
Years
2008
Release date
2008-12-19
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
119 min
Max quality
HD
Critic score
68/100
TMDB rating
7.0/10 (4,119 votes)
About

Choose this if you like emotionally intense marriage-and-identity dramas with a suffocating suburban mood and big questions about dreams versus reality; Not for you if you want uplifting entertainment like Up in the Air or prefer the romance-forward tone of Titanic.

Pros: powerful performances; sharp themes; vivid 1950s mood | Cons: can feel depressing; dialogue-heavy lulls; uneven engagement

Themes

  • adultery
  • infidelity
  • career
  • jealousy
  • husband wife relationship
  • based on novel or book
  • marriage crisis
  • american dream
  • housewife
  • connecticut
  • suburbia
  • free spirit
  • +8 more

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2009 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 2009 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2009 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Sam Mendes