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.

Director: Sam Mendes
Writers: Justin Haythe (screenplay), Richard Yates (book)

Cast:
Kate Winslet ... April Wheeler
Leonardo DiCaprio ... Frank Wheeler
Kathy Bates ... Mrs. Givings
Michael Shannon ... John Givings
Zoe Kazan ... Maureen Grube
Ryan Simpkins ... Jennifer Wheeler
Ty Simpkins ... Michael Wheeler
David Harbour ... Shep Campbell
Jared Morrison ... Knox Employee
Adam Mucci ... Jason Maple
Jonathan Roumie ... Party Guest #2
Mary DeBellis ... Beachgoer

Released on: December 19, 2008

Promotional Stills, On the Set

This project reunites Titanic stars Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kathy Bates after more than 10 years.

This is the first time that Kate Winslet and her husband Sam Mendes work together.

Todd Field had planned to follow up In The Bedroom with Revolutionary Road but decided to make Little Children instead.

Child actors Ryan Simpkins and Ty Simpkins, who play Frank and April's children, are real-life siblings.