Leonardo DiCaprioandKate Winslet’s post-Titanicreunion is now streaming for free. Their original collaboration was written anddirected by James Cameron, blending real-life events with fictional drama. They star as two lovers from different social backgrounds aboard the ill-fated RMS Titanic during its maiden voyage in 1912.
Titanicwas a landmark movie in many ways. It was the most expensive movie ever made at the time, with a production budget of $200 million, but wholly paid off by making $2.264 billion at the box office, the first film to ever surpass the billion-dollar mark, and was thehighest-grossing movie of all timeuntil Cameron’s ownAvatartook the title in 2010.
Critically acclaimed,Titanicreceived 14 Academy Award nominations and took home 11 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, tying the record set byBen-Hur(1959). Among its many accomplishments,Titanicalso propelled DiCaprio and Winslet to stardom, and the duo shared the screen again 12 years later in another acclaimed romantic drama.
DiCaprio And Winslet Star As A Young Couple Facing Challenges In The 1950s
Revolutionary Roadis now streaming for free. Directed by Oscar-winner Sam Mendes – known forAmerican Beauty,Skyfall,Spectre, and1917–the 2008 romantic drama stars DiCaprio and Winslet as Frank and April Wheeler, a young couple who move into a Connecticut suburb and cope with personal challenges as they attempt to raise their two children during the mid-1950s.
Revolutionary Roadmarks a reunion not only between DiCaprio and Winslet, but also Bates, who also starred inTitanic.
It also stars two-timeOscar nominee Michael Shannon, four-time Emmy nominee Kathryn Hahn, two-time Emmy nominee David Harbour, and Oscar winner Kathy Bates in supporting roles.Revolutionary Roadmarks a reunion not only between DiCaprio and Winslet, but also Bates, who also starred inTitanic.
“Revolutionary Roadis an excellently crafted film: The script is intricate, the performances real and the direction is great.” -Screen Rant’s Revolutionary Road Review
Why You Should Watch Revolutionary Road
It’s An Emotionally Powerful Film With Brilliant Performances
Revolutionary Roadis brilliantly acted, featuring some of the best freakouts Leonardo DiCaprio has ever performed on screen. However, in an ensemble that also includes Kate Winslet and Kathy Bates, it’s Michael Shannon who manages to steal the show, earning an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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It’san emotionally powerful filmthat provides one of the best portrayals of marriage and suburban life in recent memory.Revolutionary Roadis a searing dissection of the American Dream, examining the quiet desperation that simmers beneath the surface of a seemingly idyllic suburban life.
