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Road to Perdition is a 2002 American crime drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by David Self, based on the first volume of the graphic novel series of the same name by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner. It stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman (in his final live-action theatrical film role), Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stanley ...
Michael Sullivan, Sr. (Tom Hanks) is an enforcer for Rock Island Irish mob boss John Rooney (Paul Newman), during the Great Depression. Rooney raised the orphan Sullivan and loves him more than his own biological son, the unstable Connor (Daniel Craig). Connor snaps and kills disgruntled associate Finn McGovern when meeting him with Sullivan ...
Jul 12, 2002 · Based on the graphic novel by. "Road to Perdition" is like a Greek tragedy, dealing out remorseless fates for all the characters. Some tragedies, like "Hamlet," are exhilarating, because we have little idea how quirks of character will bring about the final doom. But the impact of Greek tragedy seems muted to me, because it's preordained.
Jul 12, 2002 · Road to Perdition: Directed by Sam Mendes. With Tyler Hoechlin, Rob Maxey, Liam Aiken, Jennifer Jason Leigh. 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.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Sam Mendes
- 2002-07-12
Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/04/24 Full Review Wayne K Tom Hanks once called Road To Perdition his most overlooked film, and you can see why this would be the case. Hanks is like ...
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Our review: Parents say ( 2 ): Kids say ( 8 ): Road to Perdition is a powerful, beautifully made film about fathers and sons and sin and redemption. It overcomes minor flaws through beautiful directing and first-class performances. The story is interesting, with the father-son relationships and David Self's adapted screenplay being both ...
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Road to Perdition is a 2002 American crime film directed by Sam Mendes. The screenplay was adapted by David Self from the graphic novel of the same name by Max Allan Collins. The film stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, and Daniel Craig. The plot takes place in 1931, during the Great Depression, following a mob enforcer and his son as they ...
