What is Road to Perdition?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox film | name = Road to Perdition | image = | alt = | caption = | director = [[Sam Mendes]] | producer = Sam Mendes<br />[[Richard D. Zanuck]]<br />[[Dean Zanuck]] | screenplay = [[David Self]] | based_on = {{Based on|''Road to Perdition''|[[Max Allan Collins]]<br /> [[Richard Piers Rayner]]}} | starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Tom Hanks]]|[[Paul Newman]]|[[Jude Law]]|[[Jennifer Jason Leigh]]|[[Stanley Tucci]]|[[Daniel Craig]]}} | music = [[Thomas Newman]] | cinematography = [[Conrad L. Hall]] | editing = [[Jill Bilcock]] | studio = [[The Zanuck Company]] | distributor = [[DreamWorks|DreamWorks Pictures]] (North America) <br /> [[20th Century Fox]] (International) | released = July 12, 2002 | runtime = 117 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $80 million | gross = $181 million }} '''''Road to Perdition''''' is a 2002 American crime drama movie directed by [[Sam Mendes]]. The [[screenplay]] was adapted by [[David Self]] from the graphic novel of the same name written by [[Max Allan Collins]] and illustrated by [[Richard Piers Rayner]]. It stars [[Tom Hanks]], [[Paul Newman]], [[Jude Law]], and [[Daniel Craig]]. The story takes place in 1931, during the [[Great Depression]], following a mob enforcer and his son as they seek vengeance against a mobster who murdered the rest of their family. Filming took place in the [[Chicago]] area. Mendes, having recently finished 1999's acclaimed ''[[American Beauty (movie)|American Beauty]]'', pursued a story that had minimal dialogue and conveyed emotion in the imagery. Cinematographer [[Conrad L. Hall]] took advantage of the environment to create symbolism for the movie, for which he won several awards, including a posthumous [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography]]. The movie explores several themes, including the consequence of violence and father-son relationships. The movie was released on