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| Directed by | Sam Mendes |
| Screenplay by | David Self |
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| Cinematography | Conrad L. Hall |
| Edited by | Jill Bilcock |
| Music by | Thomas Newman |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $80 million[1] |
| Box office | $183.4 million[1][2] |
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 Tucci, Daniel Craig and Tyler Hoechlin in his film debut. 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 over $181 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.[3]
- ^ a b "Road to Perdition (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ "Road to Perdition (2002) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Winners: Big upsets". Detroit Free Press. 24 March 2003. p. 21. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
