Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road

How do you break free without breaking apart?

Directed by Sam Mendes

Produced by DreamWorks Pictures, BBC Film

2008119 min7.0 / 10

A bleak, psychologically penetrating portrait of a marriage corroded by unfulfilled ambition and suburban entrapment in 1950s America.

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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  • Is Revolutionary Road sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Does Revolutionary Road end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Revolutionary Road easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Revolutionary Road scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Revolutionary Road violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity72

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise45

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Revolutionary Road

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Revolutionary Road

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Revolutionary Road, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Revolutionary Road, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Revolutionary Road, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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