The Talented Mr. Ripley

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The Talented Mr. Ripley

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Released Dec 25, 1999

2h 19m

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To be young and carefree amid the blue waters and idyllic landscape of sun-drenched Italy in the late 1950s; that's la dolce vita Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) craves- and Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) leads. When Dickie's father asks Tom to bring his errant playboy son back home to America, Dickie and his beautiful expatriate girlfriend, Marge Sherwood (Gwyneth Paltrow), never suspect the dangerous extremes to which Ripley will go to make their lifestyle his own.

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Critics Consensus

With Matt Damon's unsettling performance offering a darkly twisted counterpoint to Anthony Minghella's glossy direction, The Talented Mr. Ripley is a suspense thriller that lingers.

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Anthony Lane

The New Yorker

The film feels warm but unsettled, as if hinting at approaching storms; the score, too, flits from lugubrious to manic.

Apr 3, 2023

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Ed Potton

The Times (UK)

The menace builds as Tom’s deceptions pile up and the locations — Rome, Venice, cliffside Positano — are as gorgeous as the cast.

Rated: 5/5

Apr 22, 2022

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

A decidedly dark and demented sort of polished gem, all spectacular surfaces masking a fundamentally rotten core.

Feb 2, 2021

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Don Shanahan

Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

The dark decandence on display is second to none.

Apr 18, 2025

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Noah Gittell

Washington City Paper

If it wasn’t clear by now, The Talented Mr. Ripley is the rare film of its era in which the actors take center stage, not the director.

Nov 6, 2024

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Matt Damon’s Tom Ripley is a 20th century Iago: he lies for advancement, he lies to protect himself, and he lies because it does not occur to him to simply tell the truth.

Rated: 7/10

Oct 3, 2024

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mark g

Poor recreation of the original. Grossly overrated.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/03/25

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Slick R

Jude Law was extremely attractive when he was younger. Personally I thought he was excellent in this film. Matt Damon was OK, and Gwyneth Paltrow was the same as ever. They all have good genes because they all look good today.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/24/25

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Kathryn V

I thought it was a combination of Saltburn, murder on the orient express and a little of Call be by.your name, set in Italy. Acting was great by all.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/22/25

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Jeremiah C.

One of the most perfect movies ever put on film. The acting is superb; the plot and story progression are fantastic; the writing—specifically the dialogue are expertly done. A truly masterful work of cinema.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/12/25

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Tyler d

Emerald Fennel plagiarized tf out of this movie making ‘SaltBurn’. 4 stars instead of 3 bc Jude Law was hot in this.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/09/25

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Audience Member

Without a doubt a great movie with exiting plot, best and most talented young actors and the costumes are on point. Definitely recommend.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/04/25

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Synopsis

To be young and carefree amid the blue waters and idyllic landscape of sun-drenched Italy in the late 1950s; that's la dolce vita Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) craves- and Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) leads. When Dickie's father asks Tom to bring his errant playboy son back home to America, Dickie and his beautiful expatriate girlfriend, Marge Sherwood (Gwyneth Paltrow), never suspect the dangerous extremes to which Ripley will go to make their lifestyle his own.

Director: Anthony Minghella
Producer: Steve E. Andrews, William Horberg, Tom Sternberg
Screenwriter: Patricia Highsmith, Anthony Minghella
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Mirage Enterprises, Paramount Pictures, Timnick Films, Miramax Films
Rating: R (Language|Brief Nudity|Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $81.3M
Runtime: 2h 19m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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