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• Tom Hanks stars as a mafia hit man who turns against his former associates after his wife and son are killed by a fellow assassin in the dramatic crime film Road to Perdition.

• Fast Facts

  1. Release date: July 12, 2002
  2. Director: Sam Mendes
  3. Screenwriter: David Self
  4. Producers: Sam Mendes, Dean Zanuck, Richard D. Zanuck
  5. Distributor: DreamWorks Pictures
  6. MPAA rating: R
  7. Run time: 117 minutes
  8. Awards: 1 win and 5 nominations at the 2002 Academy AwardsYahoo! Movies: Road to Perdition Awards and Nomination
  9. Adapted from the novel of the same title by Max Allan Collins.
  10. Production budget: $80 millionBoxofficemojo: Road to Perdition
  11. U.S. box office gross: $104,054,514Yahoo! Movies: Road to Perdition

• Plot Summary

  Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks) works as an assassin for mob boss John Rooney (Paul Newman). Rooney treats Sullivan like a son, leading to tension between Sullivan and Rooney's biological son Connor (Daniel Craig). After one of Sullivan's sons witnesses Connor committing murder, Connor attempts to kill the entire Sullivan family, but Michael and his oldest son survive the attempted hit. The betrayal leads Michael to embark on a campaign of revenge against his former associates.

• Cast

  • Tom Hanks: Michael Sullivan Sr.
  • Tyler Hoechlin: Michael Sullivan Jr.
  • Paul Newman: John Rooney
  • Daniel Craig: Connor Rooney
  • Jude Law: Harlen Maguire
  • Stanley Tucci: Frank Nitti
  • Jennifer Jason Leigh: Annie Sullivan
  • Dylan Baker: Alexander Rance

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