Plot Summary for
Road to Perdition (2002)

Mike Sullivan (Tom Hanks) works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney (Paul Newman) Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure. However after his son is witness to a killing he has done Mike Sullivan finds him self on the run trying to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him. Jude Law co stars as a hit man hired to kill Sullivan.

Summary written by EL TORO 79

In Depression-era Chicago hitman Michael Sullivan is known to friends and enemies alike as the Angel of Death. Uncompromising in his work, Sullivan is just as devoted to his private life as an upstanding husband and father of two young boys. But when those worlds collide, taking the lives of his wife and younger son, Sullivan and his surviving son, Michael Jr., leave their sedate home life behind and embark on a startling journey of revenge.

Summary written by Sujit R. Varma {sujit_varma@hotmail.com}

In 1931, in Chicago, Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks), a hit man working for John Rooney (Paul Newman), and Irish mob boss, faces a dilemma when what he does his witnessed by his twelve-year-old son. A hit man from the same mob is sent to kill Sullivan and his family, but only kills his wife and son, Peter. Michael, Sr. and Michael, Jr. then set out to get revenge on the man who killed Peter and Mrs. Sullivan. Meanwhile, Maguire (Jude Law), another hit man who had done some work for Mr. Rooney in the past is sent to kill Sullivan.

Summary written by moviefan90

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