Road to Perdition
2002 American crime drama film by Sam Mendes
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Key Takeaways
- Road to Perdition is a 2002 American crime tragedy 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.
- 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.
- Road to Perdition was screened at the 59th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2002, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion.
- 4 million against its $80 million budget.
- Hall's cinematography, and the cast's performances.
Road to Perdition is a 2002 American crime tragedy 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.
Plot
Michael Sullivan Sr. was orphaned and then raised by Irish Mob boss John Rooney in Rock Island, Illinois. Sullivan is now Rooney's most fearsome enforcer. Rooney has come to love Sullivan more than his own biological son, the rash and unpredictable Connor. Sullivan conceals his job from his eldest son Michael Jr., and his youngest son Peter, whom he raises with his wife Annie.
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