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DRAMA

ROMANCE

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.

name	character
Dylan Baker	Jack Ordway
Max Baker	Vince Lathrop
Kathy Bates	Mrs. Helen Givings
John Behlmann	Mr. Brace
Max Casella	Ed Small
Kristen Connolly	Mrs. Brace
Leonardo DiCaprio	Frank Wheeler
Richard Easton	Howard Givings
David Gere	Passenger on Train (uncredited)
Kathryn Hahn	Milly Campbell
David Harbour	Shep Campbell
Marin Ireland	Party Guest
Zoe Kazan	Maureen Grube
Dylan Clark Marshall	Campbell Kid
John Ottavino	Other Actor in the Play
Keith Reddin	Ted Bandy
Jay O. Sanders	Bart Pollock
Michael Shannon	John Givings
Ryan Simpkins	Jennifer Wheeler
Ty Simpkins	Michael Wheeler
Kate Winslet	April Wheeler

name
Bobby Cohen	producer
John Hart	producer
Justin Haythe	screenplay
Sam Mendes	director
Thomas Newman	composer
Scott Rudin	producer
Richard Yates	writer (original)

year	award	category	name
2008	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress	Kate Winslet