The Talented Mr. Ripley

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.

Movie details

Release date

1999

Runtime

2h 20m

Genres

Thriller, Crime, Drama

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Country

United States of America

Director

Anthony Minghella

Production

Mirage Enterprises, Timnick Films

Budget

$40,000,000

Revenue

$128,798,265

Cast

Matt Damon

Tom Ripley

Gwyneth Paltrow

Marge Sherwood

Jude Law

Dickie Greenleaf

Cate Blanchett

Meredith Logue

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Freddie Miles

Jack Davenport

Peter Smith-Kingsley