Road to Perdition
Pray for Michael Sullivan.
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.
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Worldwide
- $181M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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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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The record
Awards
3 wins · 5 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 5 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
1 win
- WinnerAmerican Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
1 win
- WinnerSatellite Award for Best Cinematography
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Road to Perdition returned 2.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $80M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $181M
- Release date
- Jul 12, 2002
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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