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.| Status: | Released (2008-12-19) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 3 Oscars. 20 wins & 73 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $22,911,480 |
| Screen: | Justin Haythe, Richard Yates |
| Productions: | DreamWorks Pictures, BBC Film, Evamere Entertainment, Neal Street Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 6193: Leonardo DiCaprio - Frank Wheeler
- 204: Kate Winslet - April Wheeler
- 8534: Kathy Bates - Mrs. Helen Givings
- 335: Michael Shannon - John Givings
- 17696: Kathryn Hahn - Milly Campbell
- 35029: David Harbour - Shep Campbell
- 19152: Dylan Baker - Jack Ordway
Crews
- 39: Sam Mendes - Director - Directing
- 135: Bobby Cohen - Producer - Production
- 2860: John N. Hart - Producer - Production
- 2997: Scott Rudin - Producer - Production
- 151: Roger Deakins - Director of Photography - Camera
- 8219: Tariq Anwar - Editor - Editing
- 1074163: G. A. Aguilar - Stunt Coordinator - Crew
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Reviews
Wuchak
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***What if Jack & Rose married and settled into the conventional American grind?*** The Wheelers are a couple with two kids living in the suburbs of Connecticut in the ’50s. Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) marches off to the big city five times a week, ten hours a day, to a job he hates ....
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Can you change your life for love? What’s the border between craziness and frustration? Are we really living our lives? This fantastic movie won 20 awards and 73 nominations. It’s an incredible story and let’s discover why. The movie is set in Connecticut during the mid-1950 and i ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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This is a fairly unremarkable family drama that sees "April" (Kate Winslet) staying at home with their two children whilst husband "Frank" (Leonardo DiCaprio) goes to work in his office each day - and has the occasional fling with his secretary. "April" is probably best described as ....
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