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Road to Perdition
2002
· Movie
· 117 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1053
- IMDb #830
- Google retired #707
- Rotten Tomatoes #1194
- Metacritic #1034
- Letterboxd #1052
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1827
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #985
- Metacritic Critics #1280
- Metacritic Audience #753
- Criticker #945
- Douban #945
- Kinopoisk #1015
- AlloCiné #856
- Trakt #1019
Every rating
58–92
out of 100
A stoic enforcer for a powerful Irish-American crime family sees his life shattered when his young son witnesses a violent act. Forced to go on the run, the father must use his lethal skills to protect his son from the very organization he once served, seeking vengeance along the way.
Details
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Writer
- David Self
- Based on
- Road to Perdition by Max Allan Collins
- Released
- 12 July 2002
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $80.0M
- Box office
- $181.0M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 16 →1 major award won · 6 wins from 16 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2002 | Best Cinematography | Conrad L. Hall ( posthumous ) | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2002 | Best Art Direction | Dennis Gassner and Nancy Haigh | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2002 | Best Supporting Actor | Paul Newman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2002 | Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2002 | Best Sound | Scott Millan, Bob Beemer and John Pritchett | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2002 | Best Sound Editing | Scott Hecker | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2002 | Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2002 | Best Supporting Actor | Paul Newman | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Conrad L. Hall ( posthumous ) | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Dennis Gassner and Nancy Haigh | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Scott Millan, Bob Beemer and John Pritchett | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing | Scott Hecker | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Paul Newman | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
3 nominations
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Paul Newman | Nominee |
| Best Young Performer | Tyler Hoechlin | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Paul Newman | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Conrad Hall (posthumous) | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Paul Newman | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | Winner | |
| Best Young Actor | Tyler Hoechlin | Winner |
American Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Conrad Hall (posthumous) | Winner |