The Talented Mr. Ripley
- Crime
- Drama
- Thriller
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
- Based on
- Patricia Highsmith
Cast
Matt Damon
Gwyneth Paltrow
Jude Law
Cate Blanchett
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Jack Davenport- James Rebhorn
- Sergio Rubini
- Philip Baker Hall
- Celia Weston
- Fiorello
- Stefania Rocca
Keywords
- secret identity
- based on novel or book
- new york city
- psychological thriller
- ship
- period drama
- tragedy
- friendship
- shocking
- serial killer
- jealousy
- italy
- dual identity
- double life
- atlantic ocean
- envy
- prosecution
- venice, italy
- male homosexuality
- fake identity
- homicide
- new identity
- lovesickness
- new love
- wealth
- beguilement
- rejection
- inferiority
- inferiority complex
- identity theft
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