Revolutionary Road
“How do you break free without breaking apart?”
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.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
60 people
Leonardo DiCaprio
Frank Wheeler
Known for
Inception
Titanic
Kate Winslet
April Wheeler
Known for
Titanic
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Kathy Bates
Mrs. Helen Givings
Known for
Titanic
Misery
Michael Shannon
John Givings
Known for
The Shape of Water
Man of Steel
Kathryn Hahn
Milly Campbell
Known for
WandaVision
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
David Harbour
Shep Campbell
Known for
Stranger Things
Hellboy
Dylan Baker
Jack Ordway
Known for
Hunters
Spider-Man 2
Richard Easton
Mr. Givings
Known for
Dead Again
Finding Forrester
Zoe Kazan
Maureen Grube
Known for
The Big Sick
What If
Jay O. Sanders
Bart Pollock
Known for
Green Lantern
Sneaky Pete
Max Baker
Vince Lathrop
Known for
Constantine
Hail, Caesar!
Max Casella
Ed Small
Known for
Tulsa King
The Sopranos
Sam Mendes Director · Justin Haythe Screenplay Richard Yates Author
Worldwide gross $76M · Budget $35M · United States release December 19, 2008
Box office
Budget
$35,000,000
Worldwide gross
$76,000,000
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
DreamWorks Pictures
Production
BBC Film
Production · Studio
Evamere Entertainment
Production
Neal Street Productions
Production
Goldcrest Pictures
Production
DreamWorks
Production
Scott Rudin Productions
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 19, 2008
Theatrical
Brazil
January 30, 2009 · Theatrical
Canada
January 22, 2009 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 29, 2009 · Digital
Denmark
June 2, 2009 · Theatrical
France
January 21, 2009 · Theatrical
October 12, 2025 · TV · Arte
October 12, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Émotion
Germany
January 14, 2009 · Theatrical
Greece
January 15, 2009 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 22, 2009 · Digital
Ireland
January 30, 2009 · Theatrical
Italy
January 30, 2009 · Theatrical
Japan
January 24, 2009 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
January 29, 2009 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 22, 2009 · Theatrical
July 23, 2009 · Physical · Blu ray
June 3, 2010 · Physical · DVD
June 30, 2011 · TV · Net 5
Norway
January 16, 2009 · Theatrical · Age Limit: 11
Poland
January 30, 2009 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 29, 2009 · Theatrical
Romania
February 6, 2009 · Digital
Slovakia
April 9, 2009 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 19, 2009 · Theatrical
Spain
January 23, 2009 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 30, 2009 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 15, 2009 · Digital
United Kingdom
January 29, 2009 · Theatrical
More from Sam Mendes
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Revolutionary Road
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.