Michael Sullivan

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Michael Sullivan is a stoic Depression-era mob enforcer and conflicted father whose quest for vengeance and protection of his son drives the crime drama of "Road to Perdition."

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Label Occurrences
Michael Sullivan canonical 3
Michael Sullivan Jr. 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
adaptationOf Road to Perdition
surface form: Road to Perdition (graphic novel)
adaptedForFilmBy Sam Mendes
affiliation Rooney crime family
appearsIn Road to Perdition
appearsInWorkType film
graphic novel adaptation
basedOn Michael O'Sullivan
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
characterTrait conflicted
protective father
stoic
child Michael Sullivan
surface form: Michael Sullivan Jr.

Peter Sullivan
conflictWith Connor Rooney
createdBy Max Allan Collins
diesIn Road to Perdition
employer John Rooney
enemy Harlen Maguire
familyName Sullivan
fictionalUniverse Road to Perdition
surface form: Road to Perdition universe
filmReleaseYear 2002
genre crime drama
genreOfWorkAppearedIn neo-noir
loyalTo John Rooney
mediumOfOrigin graphic novel
moralAlignment antihero
narrativeArc from loyal enforcer to vengeful protector
narrativeRole protagonist
nationalityInStory Irish-American
notableScene bank robberies targeting mob money
confrontation in the rain with John Rooney
occupation hitman
mob enforcer
portrayedBy Tom Hanks
primaryMotivation protect his son
protects Michael Sullivan self-linksurface differs
surface form: Michael Sullivan Jr.
secondaryMotivation avenge his murdered family
setting Midwestern United States
spouse Annie Sullivan
themeAssociated father–son relationship
loyalty and betrayal
redemption
revenge
timePeriod Great Depression
visualSignature trench coat and fedora
weaponOfChoice Thompson submachine gun

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Road to Perdition mainCharacter Michael Sullivan
Road to Perdition mainCharacter Michael Sullivan
this entity surface form: Michael Sullivan Jr.
Michael Sullivan protects Michael Sullivan self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Michael Sullivan Jr.
Connor Rooney conflictWith Michael Sullivan
Connor Rooney betrays Michael Sullivan
Tyler Hoechlin playedCharacter Michael Sullivan
this entity surface form: Michael Sullivan Jr.