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.

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

Dylan Baker

as Jack Ordway

Richard Easton

as Mr. Givings

Zoe Kazan

as Maureen Grube

Jay O. Sanders

as Bart Pollock

Reviews

Wuchak

***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 (...

Giovanni

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 b...

CinemaSerf

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 act...

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