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Road to Perdition

  • 20022002
  • 14A14A
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
266K
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POPULARITY
780
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Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, and Jude Law in Road to Perdition (2002)
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A mob enforcer's son in 1930s Illinois witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.A mob enforcer's son in 1930s Illinois witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.A mob enforcer's son in 1930s Illinois witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
266K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
780
137
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    • Director
      • Sam Mendes
    • Writers
      • Max Allan Collins(graphic novel)
      • Richard Piers Rayner(graphic novel)
      • David Self(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Tom Hanks
      • Tyler Hoechlin
      • Rob Maxey
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Sam Mendes
    • Writers
      • Max Allan Collins(graphic novel)
      • Richard Piers Rayner(graphic novel)
      • David Self(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Tom Hanks
      • Tyler Hoechlin
      • Rob Maxey
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.1KUser reviews
    • 213Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 23 wins & 82 nominations total

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    Paul Newman and Sam Mendes in Road to Perdition (2002)
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    Paul Newman, Ian Barford, and Craig Spidle in Road to Perdition (2002)
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    Tom Hanks and Sam Mendes in Road to Perdition (2002)
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    Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, and Daniel Craig in Road to Perdition (2002)
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    Tom Hanks and Tyler Hoechlin in Road to Perdition (2002)

    Top cast

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    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    • Michael Sullivan
    Tyler Hoechlin
    Tyler Hoechlin
    • Michael Sullivan Jr.
    Rob Maxey
    • Drugstore Owner
    Liam Aiken
    Liam Aiken
    • Peter Sullivan
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • Annie Sullivan
    Paul Newman
    Paul Newman
    • John Rooney
    Daniel Craig
    Daniel Craig
    • Connor Rooney
    Ciarán Hinds
    Ciarán Hinds
    • Finn McGovern
    Craig Spidle
    • Rooney's Henchman
    Ian Barford
    • Rooney's Henchman
    Stephen P. Dunn
    • Finn McGovern's Henchman
    • (as Stephen Dunn)
    Paul Turner
    • Finn McGovern's Henchman
    Kathleen Keane
    • Irish Musician
    Brendan McKinney
    • Irish Musician
    Jackie Moran
    • Irish Musician
    Kieran O'Hare
    • Irish Musician
    John M. Williams
    • Irish Musician
    Nicolas Cade
    • Boy Michael Fights
    • Director
      • Sam Mendes
    • Writers
      • Max Allan Collins(graphic novel)
      • Richard Piers Rayner(graphic novel)
      • David Self(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      For the bank robbery sequences, Tyler Hoechlin (Michael Sullivan, Jr.) had to learn to drive, something he was only too happy to do. Hoechlin mastered it all easily, but, just to be on the safe side, a stunt driver was sitting in the back, with his own set of driving controls.
    • Goofs
      In that era, gentlemen removed their hats indoors, particularly in places like diners. Even not-so gentlemen. To not do so would have attracted attention.
    • Quotes

      Peter Sullivan: Why are you always smiling?

      Connor Rooney: 'Cause it's all so fuckin' hysterical.

    • Crazy credits
      Thanks to all at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London
    • Connections
      Featured in The Making of 'Road to Perdition' (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Whose Honey Are You?
      Music by J. Fred Coots (as Fred J. Coots)

      Lyrics by Haven Gillespie

      Performed by Ruth Etting

      Courtesy of Take Two Records

    User reviews1.1K

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    Top review
    7/10
    A Rolls-Royce Movie
    I f you thought Sam Mendes' first film, the much heralded American BEAUTY was a movie with style to spare, wait until you see his highly anticipated second effort, the unrelentingly grim 30's gangster melodrama ROAD TO PERDITION. Some critics have hailed this new movie as a worthy successor to THE GODFATHER, a rash judgment made by several reviewers taken with Mr. Mendes' extraordinary technical prowess. If the mechanics of movie making are what make a picture great, then yes, ROAD TO PERDITION is a distant cousin to THE GODFATHER in terms of what it achieves in cinematography, editing, music scoring and sound. What it doesn't have is a resonance that all great stories and some very rare movies have that stay with the viewer long after the experience of reading or seeing it is over. As with American BEAUTY, there is a cold, distancing feel to this movie, despite some very tense scenes involving paternal love, loyalty and betrayal.

    This story of a hit man (Tom Hanks) and his relationship to a surrogate father - figure who is also his boss, an elderly Irish mob leader (Paul Newman) , seems to have been culled from innumerable gangster movies of years past. The father /son motif that hangs over this picture is so heavy handed in its treatment that there is not much room for spontaneity ; the entire enterprise has been very carefully wrought , and nearly all the dialog is delivered with an air of great portent : this is obviously a gangster film , hence the requisite amount of violence and bloodshed , but the film is nearly devoid of any humor to speak of ; only in scenes involving a young boy driving a getaway car in a cunningly edited montage is there any sense of lightheartedness to leaven the pervasive sense of doom.

    That being said , I have nothing but the highest praise for the stunning look of this film ; indeed , it is not an overstatement to say that this is one of the most beautifully photographed and designed movies I have ever seen. Veteran cameraman Conrad Hall will very likely win another Oscar for his work here . The production 's sets and costumes are just as exemplary ; in fact , the entire film is a technical marvel. Mr. Mendes continues to astonish with his vivid use of color, and he and Mr. Hall again make very dramatic use of red blood splattered against pale colored walls , all the more effective and disconcerting due to the preponderance of blacks, blues and grays that dominate the movie's color scheme.

    If I have failed to duly note the acting , it is not because the actors do not purport themselves ably ; everyone in the film is top notch, with special mention going to the two malevolent bad guys : Daniel Craig is the classic "man you love to hate", the spoiled, impulsive son of Newman's gangster father ; and an almost unrecognizable Jude Law as an especially slimy miscreant who goes on pursuit of Hanks and his son and figures very importantly in the film's riveting second half. But acting in a movie this dazzling is bound to take a back seat to the photographic fireworks on display here. If a Rolls-Royce was a movie , I've no doubt it would look like ROAD TO PERDITION.
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    • Jul 13, 2002

    FAQ5

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 12, 2002 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La voie de Perdition
    • Filming locations
      • Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • The Zanuck Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $80,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $104,454,762
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $22,079,481
      • Jul 14, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $181,001,478
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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