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The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley

How far would you go to become someone else.

19997.22h 20m

Overview

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.

Directed by Anthony Minghella
Written by Anthony Minghella, Patricia Highsmith
Produced by William Horberg, Tom Sternberg
Box OfficeBudget: $40.0MRevenue: $128.8M

Top Cast

Matt Damon

Matt Damon

Tom Ripley

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

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker Hall

Alvin MacCarron

Celia Weston

Celia Weston

Aunt Joan

Themes & Keywords

new york cityfriendshipshipnew lovelovesicknessjealousydual identitydouble lifebased on novel or bookvenice, italybeguilementitalyhomicidesecret identityatlantic oceannew identityprosecutionfake identityrejectioninferiorityinferiority complexwealthmale homosexualityenvyshockingidentity theftcomplexgay themeintensedistressingfrightened

About The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley is a thriller, crime, drama film released in 1999 exploring themes of new york city, friendship, ship, new love, lovesickness, jealousy. Directed by Anthony Minghella, it stars Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law. 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.

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