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Road to Perdition
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Road to Perdition is a 2002 American crime drama film directed by Sam Mendes. The cast includes Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, and Tyler Hoechlin. Based on a work by Max Allan Collins, the film was produced by Richard D. Zanuck and Sam Mendes, with Walter F. Parkes serving as executive producer. It was produced by DreamWorks and 20th Century Studios, and distributed by Netflix and Disney+. The narrative is set in Chicago, where it was also filmed, and is presented in English.
The film has a runtime of 117 minutes and carries an R rating. It received an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, an American Society of Cinematographers Award, and a Satellite Award for Best Cinematography. Additionally, it was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Production Design, and Best Original Score. The film has a Metascore of 72 and an IMDb rating of 7.6.
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7.4Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Michael Sullivan
- Paul Newman as John Rooney
- Jude Law as Harlen Maguire
- Tyler Hoechlin as Michael Sullivan, Jr.
- Daniel Craig as Connor Rooney
- Stanley Tucci as Frank Nitti
Themes
- hotel
- farm
- hitman
- illinois
- great depression
- road trip
- based on comic
- revenge
- organized crime
- mafia
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
296,515 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
Metacritic
72/100
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 23 wins & 82 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Sam Mendes
- Screenplay by
- David Self
- Based on
- Road to Perdition , by Max Allan Collins Richard Piers Rayner by DC Comics
- Produced by
- Richard D. Zanuck Dean Zanuck Sam Mendes
- Starring
- Tom Hanks Paul Newman Jude Law Jennifer Jason Leigh Stanley Tucci Daniel Craig
- Cinematography
- Conrad L. Hall
- Edited by
- Jill Bilcock
- Music by
- Thomas Newman
- Production company
- The Zanuck Company
- Distributed by
- DreamWorks Pictures (United States) 20th Century Fox (International)
- Release date
- July 12, 2002 ( 2002-07-12 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 117 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $80 million
- Box office
- $183.4 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- organized crime
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Cast member
- JoBe Cerny
- Composer
- Thomas Newman
- Producer
- Sam Mendes
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Conrad Hall
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 159463
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.roadtoperdition.com
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- title
- Road to Perdition
- executive producer
- Walter F. Parkes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- distributed by
- Disney+
- production designer
- Dennis Gassner
- after a work by
- Max Allan Collins
- costume designer
- Albert Wolsky
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 72/100
- characters
- Al Capone
- capital cost
- 80000000
- box office
- 104454762
- publication date
- 2002-09-05
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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