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Revolutionary Road

Directed by Sam Mendes · 2008 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Revolutionary Road worth watching?

Revolutionary Road (2008) earns a 70% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Revolutionary Road?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

70%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

68% Critic Score
71% Audience
69 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.5
7.3 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 59m
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio , Kate Winslet , Kathy Bates , Michael Shannon , Kathryn Hahn , David Harbour , Dylan Baker , Richard Easton , Zoe Kazan , Jay O. Sanders
Language
English

Where to watch

Not confirmed on any major streaming platform yet — check local listings.

Why this score?

  • Majority of critics rated it fresh (68%).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (71%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (69/100).
  • Celluloid Score 70% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Fans of Drama

Not ideal for

  • Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films

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Is Revolutionary Road worth watching?

Yes — Revolutionary Road earns a 70% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

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

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

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.

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