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The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

R · 1999-12-25 · 2h 19m · EN
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How far would you go to become someone else?

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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Anthony MinghellaDirector
Budget
$40M
Box office
$128.8M

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Matt DamonMatt DamonTom RipleyGwyneth PaltrowGwyneth PaltrowMarge SherwoodJude LawJude LawDickie GreenleafCate BlanchettCate BlanchettMeredith LoguePhilip Seymour HoffmanPhilip Seymour HoffmanFreddie MilesJack DavenportJack DavenportPeter Smith-KingsleyJames RebhornJames RebhornHerbert GreenleafSergio RubiniSergio RubiniInspector RoveriniPhilip Baker HallPhilip Baker HallAlvin MacCarronCelia WestonCelia WestonAunt JoanFiorelloFiorelloFaustoStefania RoccaStefania RoccaSilvana

Keywords

Based on novel or bookFalse identityFriendshipAtlantic oceanHomicideVenice, italyNew york cityShipNew loveSecret identityItalyLovesicknessOcean linerJealousyMale homosexualityGayDual identityProsecutionCowardlinessYachtDouble lifeWealthNew identityRejectionFake identityPlanned murderEnvyBeguilementInferiorityInferiority complex

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Genre affinityThriller · Drama · CrimeTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · False Identity · FriendshipDialogue densityDramaPacingLongEmotional intensityCowardlinessDirector preference91143

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What is The Talented Mr. Ripley about?

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.

How long is The Talented Mr. Ripley?

The Talented Mr. Ripley has a runtime of 139 minutes.

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