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72 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critics What's this?

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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 78 Ratings

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  • Starring: Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin
  • Summary: A portrayal of two families whose fates are determined by the complex and often combative relationships between fathers and their sons. (DreamWorks Pictures)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Rene Rodriguez
    100
    Overflowing with melancholy and tragedy, Road to Perdition is one of the most somber gangster pictures ever made.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    100
    Has the juice to get its hooks into you, knock you off balance and keep you that way for two hours. It's a triumph for director Sam Mendes. The passion and precision of his Road work is staggering.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    60
    Visually more coherent than "American Beauty," but despite the burnished mahogany of Conrad Hall's cinematography, Mendes still doesn't quite know how to fill a frame. Like the Hanks character, he's a slow study: The action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 57
  3. Negative: 8 out of 57
  1. FK
    10
    Oustanding.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. MarshallM.
    10
    Amazing, it was nominated for 7 academy awards. but it was missing from the most important category, BEST PICTURE! it was strongly underrated, this is one of the best gangter films i've seen, great acting, perfect cinematography, a masterpeice!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. BillC.
    3
    This film should have been better and it could have been.The Jude Law charactor is a waste,the screen writer should have stayed closer to the novel.Hanks and Newman were both up to the task and their talents were largely wasted.Read the novel,it's a much better story. It's a good example of someone pushing the art of film making while botching the story within the film.Bill C.… Expand
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