
Revolutionary Road(2008)
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.


“Come along for the ride.”
The story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny, an emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house; Humpty, Ginny’s rough-hewn carousel operator husband; Mickey, a handsome young lifeguard who dreams of becoming a playwright; and Carolina, Humpty’s long-estranged daughter, who is now hiding out from gangsters at her father’s apartment.

Kate Winslet
Ginny

Juno Temple
Carolina

Jim Belushi
Humpty

Justin Timberlake
Mickey Rubin

Max Casella
Ryan

Jack Gore
Richie

David Krumholtz
Jake

Robert C. Kirk
Boardwalk Vendor

Tommy Nohilly
Humpty's Friend

Tony Sirico
Angelo
Wonder Wheel is a drama, romance film released in 2017 exploring themes of housewife, coney island, lifeguard, ferris wheel, 1950s, coney island, new york city. Directed by Woody Allen, it stars Kate Winslet, Juno Temple, Jim Belushi. The story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny, an emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house; Humpty, Ginny’s rough-hewn carousel operator husband; Mickey, a handsome young lifeguard who dreams of becoming a playwright; and Carolina, Humpty’s long-estranged daughter, who is now hiding out from gangsters at her father’s apartment.
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