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Revolutionary Road
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Revolutionary Road is a 2008 drama and romance film directed by Sam Mendes. The screenplay was written by Justin Haythe, based on a work by Richard Yates. The cast includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon, and Richard Easton. Thomas Newman composed the score, while Roger Deakins served as director of photography. The film was produced by Scott Rudin, Sam Mendes, and Bobby Cohen, with production companies including BBC Film and DreamWorks. It was distributed by Netflix and has a runtime of 119 minutes.
The narrative is set in Connecticut, where the filming also took place. The film is in the English language and originated from the United States and the United Kingdom. It received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design. The film is rated R.
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Film · TMDB
7.0A 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.
Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Wheeler
- Kate Winslet as April Wheeler
- Kathy Bates as Mrs. Helen Givings
- Michael Shannon as John Givings
- Kathryn Hahn as Milly Campbell
- David Harbour as Shep Campbell
Themes
- adultery
- infidelity
- career
- jealousy
- husband wife relationship
- based on novel or book
- marriage crisis
- american dream
- housewife
- connecticut
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
234,616 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
Metacritic
69/100
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 20 wins & 73 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Sam Mendes
- Screenplay by
- Justin Haythe
- Based on
- Revolutionary Road , by Richard Yates
- Produced by
- Bobby Cohen Sam Mendes Scott Rudin John Hart
- Starring
- Leonardo DiCaprio Kate Winslet Michael Shannon Kathryn Hahn David Harbour Kathy Bates
- Cinematography
- Roger Deakins
- Edited by
- Tariq Anwar
- Music by
- Thomas Newman
- Production companies
- DreamWorks Pictures Paramount Vantage BBC Films Neal Street Productions Evamere Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release dates
- December 26, 2008 ( 2008-12-26 ) (United States) January 30, 2009 ( 2009-01-30 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 119 minutes
- Countries
- United States United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $45 million
- Box office
- $79.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Revolutionary Road
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Screenwriter
- Justin Haythe
- Cast member
- Kristen Connolly
- Composer
- Thomas Newman
- Producer
- Bobby Cohen
- Production company
- DreamWorks
- Cinematographer
- Roger Deakins
- Narrative location
- Connecticut
- Filming location
- Connecticut
- Duration
- 119
- FilmAffinity ID
- 162304
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- revolutionaryroadmovie.com
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- publication date
- 2009-01-22
- film editor
- Tariq Anwar
- title
- Revolutionary Road
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Richard Yates
- costume designer
- Albert Wolsky
- production designer
- Kristi Zea
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 69/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Revolutionary Road is a 2008 romantic drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by Justin Haythe, based on the 1961 novel by Richard Yates. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as Frank and April Wheeler, with Michael Shannon, Kathryn Hahn, David Harbour and Kathy Bates in supporting roles. Set from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s, the film portrays the Wheelers' struggle to cope with their personal problems and the ensuing breakdown in their marriage. Revolutionary Road is the second onscreen collaboration for DiCaprio, Winslet and Bates, all of whom previously co-starred in Titanic (1997). The film's soundtrack was composed by Thomas Newman, his fourth collaboration with Mendes.
Development of the film adaptation began in 1961. However, a lack of commercial prospects and disagreements with the screenplay caused the project to be in limbo until the 2000s. BBC Films eventually purchased the film rights to the novel, and Haythe rewrote the screenplay. Winslet read the script and persuaded her then-husband Mendes to direct, and DiCaprio to play the role of Frank.
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