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Revolutionary Road
2008
· Movie
· 119 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1829
- IMDb #1434
- Google retired #1735
- Rotten Tomatoes #2513
- Metacritic #1401
- Letterboxd #1894
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2911
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2479
- Metacritic Critics #1529
- Metacritic Audience #1188
- Criticker #1223
- Douban #461
- Kinopoisk #1293
- AlloCiné #1135
- Trakt #2097
Every rating
55–86
out of 100
A young couple in 1950s suburban Connecticut appears to be living the American dream but feels trapped by the conformity and emptiness of their lives. They devise a plan to escape their mundane existence and move to Paris to rediscover themselves and their passions. Their decision creates tension and hope, but also exposes the deep fractures and disillusionment within their marriage.
Details
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Writer
- Justin Haythe
- Based on
- Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
- Released
- 19 December 2008
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $35.0M
- Box office
- $76.0M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 30 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 36 →1 major award won · 6 wins from 36 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 2008 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Kate Winslet | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Costume Design | Albert Wolsky | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2008 | Best Art Direction | Debra Schutt and Kristi Zea | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2008 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Sam Mendes | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2008 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2008 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Revolutionary Road | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2008 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Kate Winslet | Winner |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Sam Mendes | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Revolutionary Road | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Art Direction | Debra Schutt and Kristi Zea | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Albert Wolsky | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Michael Shannon | Winner |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Justin Haythe | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction and Production Design | Kristi Zea, Teresa Carriker-Thayer, John Kasarda and Nicholas Lundy | Nominee |
| Best Film – Drama | Revolutionary Road | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Winner |
| Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Cast | Revolutionary Road | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Winner |
| Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Ensemble Cast | Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon, Kathryn Hahn, David Harbour, Kathy Bates, Dylan Baker and Zoe Kazan | Winner |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Justin Haythe | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Albert Wolsky | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Debra Schutt and Kristi Zea | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Period Film | Albert Wolsky | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Actress of the Year | Kate Winslet | Nominee |