The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999 • 140 min • R

“How far would you go to become someone else.”

★ 7.2 / 10 (4,118 votes)

Thriller Crime Drama

Synopsis

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.

About This Film

The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1999 thriller, crime, drama film directed by Anthony Minghella. With a runtime of 140 minutes, the film has earned an audience rating of 7.2 out of 10 based on 4,118 votes on TMDB. The film stars Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman among its cast of 64 credited actors.

Cast

Matt Damon

as Tom Ripley

Gwyneth Paltrow

as Marge Sherwood

Jude Law

as Dickie Greenleaf

Cate Blanchett

as Meredith Logue

Philip Seymour Hoffman

as Freddie Miles

Jack Davenport

as Peter Smith-Kingsley

James Rebhorn

as Herbert Greenleaf

Sergio Rubini

as Inspector Roverini

Philip Baker Hall

as Alvin MacCarron

Celia Weston

as Aunt Joan

Fiorello

as Fausto

Stefania Rocca

as Silvana

Ivano Marescotti

as Colonnello Verrecchia

Anna Longhi

as Signora Buffi

Alessandro Fabrizi

as Sergeant Baggio

Lisa Eichhorn

as Emily Greenleaf

Gretchen Egolf

as Fran

Jack Willis

as Greenleaf Chaffeur

Frederick Alexander Bosche

as Fran's Boyfriend

Dario Bergesio

as Police Officer

Crew