Road to Perdition

Directed by  |  Sam Mendes
Produced by  |  Joan Bradshaw
Sam Mendes
Walter F. Parkes
Dean Zanuck
Richard D. Zanuck
Written by  |  Max Allan Collins
Richard Piers Rayner (creators)
David Self
Starring  |  Tom Hanks
Paul Newman
Jude Law
Tyler Hoechin
Music by  |  Thomas Newman
Cinematography  |  Conrad L. Hall
Editing by  |  Jill Bilcock
Distributed by  |  20th Century Fox
DreamWorks SKG
Language  |  English

Road to Perdition is a 1998 graphic novel by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner. It was published by Paradox Comics, part of DC Comics.

It is a fairly bleak, brutal story about a boy named Michael Sullivan (Tyler Hoechin), whose father (Tom Hanks) is a gangster. He journeys with his father on a quest for revenge.

It was filmed in 2002, starring Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law and Tyler Hoechin as Michael. It won an Oscar for cinematography and was nominated for five other ones. The film was understandablu rated R for violence and language. It is not suitable for family viewing.