Road to Perdition

In Sam Mendes’s taut crime drama, Mike Sullivan (Tom Hanks), a hitman loyal to his boss, John Rooney (Paul Newman), finds himself a hunted man after his son becomes a witness to a lethal act. As Sullivan navigates a perilous path to protect his son and seek retribution, the film weaves a tale of paternal duty and betrayal against a grim, atmospheric backdrop. Newman’s restrained menace and Hanks’s steely resolve anchor a narrative that eschews sensationalism for a cool, calculated examination of moral decay and familial ties.