Road to Perdition (2002)

Directed by

Sam Mendes

Genre

drama film, crime film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

R

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 4,036 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mob enforcer and his young son go on the run after the rest of their family is murdered. They seek revenge against the mobster who ordered the killings.

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What happens

Road to Perdition is a 2002 American epic crime drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by David Self, based on the first volume of the DC Comics graphic novel series of the same name by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner. It stars Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin, Paul Newman (in his final live-action theatrical film role), Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stanley Tucci, and Daniel Craig. Set in 1931, during the Great Depression, the film follows a mob enforcer and his son as they seek vengeance against the mobster who murdered the rest of their family. The film explores themes such as father-son relationships and the consequences of violence. Road to Perdition was screened at the 59th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2002, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. The film was theatrically released in the United States on July 12, 2002, and was a box office success, grossing $183.4 million against its $80 million budget. Critics received it well and praised Mendes's direction, Conrad L. Hall's cinematography, and the cast's performances. At the 75th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Newman, Best Original Score, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Art Direction. Hall was posthumously awarded the Oscar for Best Cinematography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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