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No. 54 Revolutionary Road (2008) 31 of 100

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  Jack and Rose off ‘Titanic’ are reunited in 1950’s America and spend a lot of time yelling at each other in this somewhat dull slice of domestic life. The film opens with Leonardo DiCaprio eyeing up Kate Winslet at a party. The pair hit it off and start a relationship. Leo is somewhat rudderless and doesn’t know what he wants to do with himself and ends up selling business machines at the same firm that employed his father. Winslet has aspirations to be an actress but a local production shows that she doesn’t have the talent required. Kate gets pregnant and the two buy a home on the titular road from relator Kathy Bates. The house would probably be worth millions today but Leo can afford it with his office job. Different times I guess! The pair soon have two kids and have stayed friendly with Bates and with other neighbours who include David Harbour off ‘Stranger Things’. Domestic bliss doesn’t come easily for the couple and soon Leo is boffing a secretary at his wor...