Road to Perdition (2002)
Directed by Sam Mendes
In 1931 a mob enforcer from Rock Island, Illinois, goes on the run with his son after a betrayal, driving to Chicago and around the Midwest on the way to a lakeside town called Perdition.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Sullivan home≈ 00:02:00Rock Island, IllinoisStated on screen
Michael Jr. secretly witnesses his father at work, and the boss's son murders the rest of the family.
- 2Frank Nitti's office≈ 00:33:00Chicago, IllinoisStated on screen
Sullivan asks Frank Nitti for permission to take revenge and is refused.
- 3Banks holding the Outfit's money≈ 00:55:00IllinoisInferred
Father and son rob a string of banks holding Capone mob money, with the boy driving the getaway car.
- 4Rainy street≈ 01:25:00Rock Island, IllinoisInferred
- 5Aunt's beach house≈ 01:45:00Perdition, Michigan (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 1,516 km
- Places
- 4
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 5
- Car: 1,312 km
- Not shown: 204 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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