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Road to Perdition

2002 · 117 min · Director: Sam Mendes ★ IMDb 7.6 · 303,641 ratings

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1931. Mike Sullivan and Connor Rooney are two henchmen of elderly downstate IL-based Irish-American mobster John Rooney, Connor's father. In many respects, John treats Mike more as his son, who he raised as his own after Mike was orphaned, than the volatile Connor, who nonetheless sees himself as the heir apparent to the family business. One evening, Mike's eldest son, twelve year old Michael Sullivan Jr., who has no idea what his father does for a living, witnesses Connor and his father gun down an associate and his men, the situation gone wrong initiated from an action by Connor. Caught witnessing the incident, Michael is sworn to secrecy about what he saw. Regardless, Connor, not wanting any loose ends, makes an attempt to kill Mike, his wife and their two sons. Mike and the surviving members of his family know that they need to go on the run as Connor, who has gone into hiding, will be protected through mob loyalty, especially by John, who cannot turn on his own flesh and blood. Still, Mike has to figure out a way for retribution for what Connor did, while still protecting him and his family, not only from Connor, but from John and his fellow associates. Through it all, Mike wants those in his family that had no say in what he chose as a living, to have some redemption for their eternal souls.

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Road to Perdition (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 22%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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  • Sadness
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

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Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 38 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity38 %20 %17 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Sadness43 %26 %26 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension51 %30 %29 %44 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity57 %32 %23 %54 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Tension63 %34 %21 %61 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Tension64 %29 %20 %63 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Tension70 %39 %33 %65 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Sadness79 %63 %59 %70 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Sadness76 %61 %56 %69 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Tension70 %49 %40 %64 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Empathy65 %44 %34 %57 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Tension64 %36 %23 %59 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Tension65 %35 %15 %63 %
67.5 %≈ 79′Tension69 %43 %19 %66 %
72.5 %≈ 85′Tension76 %60 %36 %60 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Empathy80 %73 %59 %49 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Sadness80 %70 %68 %55 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
92.5 %≈ 108′Sadness90 %87 %82 %55 %
97.5 %≈ 114′Empathy85 %83 %73 %30 %
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Jude Law

Harlen Maguire

Daniel Craig

Connor Rooney

Stanley Tucci

Frank Nitti

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Annie Sullivan

Liam Aiken

Peter Sullivan

Dylan Baker

Alexander Rance

Ciarán Hinds

Finn McGovern

DD
David Darlow

Jack Kelly

Kevin Chamberlin

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Doug Spinuzza

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Kurt Naebig

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Duane Sharp

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MS
Michael Sassone

Motel Manager

RP
Roderick Peeples

Nitti's Henchman

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Keith Kupferer

Nitti's Henchman

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Lara Phillips

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Mina Badie

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Details

Directed by
Sam Mendes
Written by
David Self, Max Allan Collins, Richard Piers Rayner
Type
Movies
Released
2002
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 303,641 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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