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Revolutionary Road

2008 · 119 min

A suffocating, slow-burn portrait of a marriage collapsing under suburban conformity, leaving you drained and haunted.

Tagline: How do you break free without breaking apart?
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.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, tense and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, identity, isolation, love
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence and gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
isolation
love
betrayal
Places: suburbs
single country house
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong