Road to Perdition poster

Road to Perdition

Pray for Michael Sullivan.

7.4(4,161)20021h 57m20

Mike 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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$80M
Box office
$181M
Language
English
  • hotel
  • farm
  • hitman
  • illinois
  • great depression
  • road trip
  • based on comic
  • revenge
  • organized crime
  • mafia
  • bank robbery
  • based on graphic novel

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Sam Mendes

Writers

David Self

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York City, New York9 Jul 2002
    • TheatricalR12 Jul 2002
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical (limited)1520 Sept 2002
    • Theatrical1527 Sept 2002
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA 15+10 Oct 2002
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical14A12 Jul 2002
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical+1329 Aug 2002
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical6 Sept 2002
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical1811 Sept 2002
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1611 Oct 2002
  • ChileCL

    • Theatrical27 Sept 2002
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical26 Jul 2002
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical12+14 Nov 2002
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1520 Sept 2002

Frequently asked questions

Road to Perdition was released on 12 July 2002.

Audience reviews

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    John Chard

    7/10/2020

    8/10

    Damnation Alleyway. When his son witnesses him enacting a hit, mob enforcer Michael Sullivan finds that the man whom he likened to a father has ordered a hit on him and his family. Too late to save his wife and youngest child, Sullivan goes on the run with his eldest boy and plots revenge along the way. How refreshing to find a gangster movie in the modern age, more so, how refreshing to find a gangster movie s…

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    The Movie Mob

    8/19/2022

    4/10

    **Overall : With so much going for it, The Road to Perdition is surprisingly disappointing.** After hearing Road to Perdition referred to as a classic multiple times, I was interested. Then seeing that it boasted a cast of Tom Hanks, Daniel Craig, and Stanley Tucci and that Sam Mendes directed it, I was even more intrigued. Finally, after seeing the trailer and its promise of some cool action scenes, I was excited…

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    Peter McGinn

    3/12/2023

    7/10

    One should bear in mind that this is basically a mafia movie. I say that because it is presented almost as a dramatic coming of age story, which implies a different sort of story altogether. I mean, there is the coming of age element to it, but it is a brutal, violent film true to its mafia roots. For example, father and son feature strongly throughout, with details, backgrounds and character development. Mom and the…

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    CinemaSerf

    9/3/2023

    7/10

    Tom Hanks is "Mike" - enforcer for the "Rooney" family headed up by patriarch "John" (Paul Newman) with his wayward son "Connor" (Daniel Craig). When an interrogation goes fatally wrong, the father is furious with the son, who then attempts to have "Mike" and his entire family murdered. He manages to save himself and his teenage son "Mike Jnr." (Tyler Hoechlin) but his wife and his other young son are killed - so he …

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