The Talented Mr. Ripley
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The Talented Mr. Ripley

How far would you go to become someone else.

7.2 / 10 1999 2h 20mR English
ThrillerCrimeDrama

Storyline

Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.

Cast & Crew

Matt Damon

Matt Damon

Tom Ripley

Lead
Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Marge Sherwood

Jude Law

Jude Law

Dickie Greenleaf

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Meredith Logue

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Freddie Miles

Jack Davenport

Jack Davenport

Peter Smith-Kingsley

James Rebhorn

James Rebhorn

Herbert Greenleaf

Sergio Rubini

Sergio Rubini

Inspector Roverini

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anthony Minghella's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Talented Mr. Ripley is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker