Action Movie Anatomy hosts Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai break down 2002's Road to Perdition! Follow the show at @AMAPodcast and the hosts @BenBatemanMedia & @AndrewGhai! Road to Perdition is a 2002 American crime film directed by Sam Mendes. The screenplay was adapted by David Self from the graphic novel of the same name by Max Allan Collins. The film stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, and Daniel Craig. The plot 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices