7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.0
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film critiques 1950s societal conformity, traditional gender roles, and the disillusionment of the American Dream, aligning its dominant themes with progressive values.
The film features traditional casting with a predominantly white ensemble, consistent with its 1950s suburban setting. Its narrative explores the disillusionment and societal pressures experienced by its white, heterosexual protagonists within the confines of the American Dream, offering a critique of the era's norms rather than an explicit focus on modern diversity, equity, and inclusion themes.
Secondary
Revolutionary Road focuses exclusively on the marital and existential struggles of a heterosexual couple in 1950s suburbia. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in an N/A rating for its portrayal.
Revolutionary Road does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or explore transgender themes within its narrative. The film's focus is on the domestic and existential crises of a cisgender, heterosexual couple in the 1950s, resulting in no portrayal of transsexual individuals or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Revolutionary Road" is a direct adaptation of Richard Yates's 1961 novel. All major characters, including Frank and April Wheeler, retain the same gender as established in the original source material. There are no instances of characters being portrayed on screen with a different gender than their canonical depiction.
Revolutionary Road is an adaptation of Richard Yates' 1961 novel. The primary characters, Frank and April Wheeler, along with the supporting cast, were established as white in the source material and are portrayed by white actors in the 2008 film. There are no instances of characters being depicted as a different race than their established canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
7.0
Critic Ratings
6.7
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