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Revolutionary Road

Directed by Sam Mendes · 2008 ·

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?

Calculated from 4 available inputs: Celluloid editorial rating, Metascore, Letterboxd and IMDb. Audience sentiment is shown separately and never changes the composite. See how we calculate scores.

70%
Celluloid Score Recommended

4-input transparent breakdown

68% Editorial Rating
71% Audience snapshot · excluded
69 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.5
7.3 IMDb /10
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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
Streaming
fuboTV
Language
English

Where to watch

  • fuboTV

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Where to watch Revolutionary Road by country

Country Streaming on
Japan U-NEXT
South Korea Netflix
United Kingdom Paramount+
United States fuboTV

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Why this score?

  • Celluloid's editorial rating is positive (68/100).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (71%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (69/100).
  • Celluloid Score 70% combines 4 verified rating inputs; audience sentiment is shown separately.

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.

Celluloid Verdict

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

Celluloid editorial verdict

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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