# Revolutionary Road (2008) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/revolutionary-road-2008/
Last reviewed: 2026-07-25

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 70% |
| Critic Score | 68% |
| Audience Score | 71% |
| Metascore | 69/100 |
| Letterboxd | 3.5/5 |
| IMDb | 7.3/10 |
| Director | Sam Mendes |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Runtime | 119 min |

## Quick answer

Revolutionary Road (2008) earns a 70% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Mendes’s suburban tragedy — DiCaprio and Winslet reunite as a couple cracking under 1950s conformity. Metascore 69/100. Directed by Sam Mendes.

## Critics consensus

Mendes’s suburban tragedy — DiCaprio and Winslet reunite as a couple cracking under 1950s conformity.

## Synopsis

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, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Michael Shannon, Kathryn Hahn, David Harbour, Dylan Baker, Richard Easton, Zoe Kazan, Jay O. Sanders

## Common questions

**Is Revolutionary Road worth watching?**
Revolutionary Road holds a 70% Celluloid Score. Mendes’s suburban tragedy — DiCaprio and Winslet reunite as a couple cracking under 1950s conformity.

**What is Revolutionary Road about?**
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.

**Who directed Revolutionary Road?**
Revolutionary Road (2008) was directed by Sam Mendes.

**What is the Celluloid Score of Revolutionary Road?**
70% — the average of five public sources: critics 68%, audience 71%, Metascore 69/100, Letterboxd 3.5/5, and IMDb 7.3/10.

**Where can I watch Revolutionary Road?**
Streaming availability varies by region — see the Revolutionary Road page for current options.

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