--- title: 'Revolutionary Road (2008)' type: 'film' director: 'Sam Mendes' released: '2008-12-15' runtime_minutes: 119 genres: - 'Drama' - 'Romance' countries: - 'United Kingdom' - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/revolutionary-road-2008' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0959337/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Revolutionary Road (2008) 2008 · 119 min · Drama, Romance · United Kingdom, United States ## Synopsis 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. ## Credits - **Director:** [Sam Mendes](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-mendes) - **Producer:** [Sam Mendes](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-mendes), [Scott Rudin](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-rudin), [Bobby Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/bobby-cohen) - **Screenplay:** [Justin Haythe](https://cinepixo.com/people/justin-haythe) - **Original Music Composer:** [Thomas Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-newman) - **Director of Photography:** [Roger Deakins](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-deakins) - **Editor:** [Tariq Anwar](https://cinepixo.com/people/tariq-anwar) ## Cast - [Kathryn Hahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathryn-hahn) as Milly Campbell - [Jay O. Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-o-sanders) as Bart Pollock - [Michael Shannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-shannon) as John Givings - [Marin Ireland](https://cinepixo.com/people/marin-ireland) - [Ty Simpkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/ty-simpkins) - [David Harbour](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-harbour) as Shep Campbell - [Sam Rosen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-rosen) - [Zoe Kazan](https://cinepixo.com/people/zoe-kazan) as Maureen Grube - [Keith Reddin](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-reddin) - [Kristen Connolly](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristen-connolly) - [Kate Winslet](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-winslet) as April Wheeler - [Kathy Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathy-bates) as Helen Givings - [Dylan Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/dylan-baker) as Jack Ordway - [Will Sanderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-sanderson) - [Richard Easton](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-easton) as Howard Givings ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/revolutionary-road-2008 Film facts: Wikidata (Q276299); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.