The Talented Mr. Ripley

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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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Andrew M

An iconic cast and great source material lead to a fun and suspenseful movie, all located within beautiful scenery.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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Thinking of Film

An entertaining film from start to finish with a great strong cast.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/13/24

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Mike B

Topnotch performance of Matt Damon and the supporting cast.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Ron S

Watch ''Purple Noon'' 1960, to see the best Mr.Repley.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/09/24

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Mate P

The Talented Mr. Ripley would be a very good movie if there was at least one relatable character. All of the characters we meet throughout the film are obnoxious. I started to hate Tom (Matt Damon) the second he didn't say he hadn't been going to Princeton. And all the rich characters just look down on everybody. Of course that's realistic, but a movie should have one character who's at least trying to be better. The acting is great, the movie as a whole looks great. The set design and the costumes were outstanding. But at the end of the day this movie is just okay, because it's hard to watch with its obnoxious characters.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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Tom R

That's not an ending, finish your story.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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Anthony Minghella

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Matt Damon

Tom Ripley

Gwyneth Paltrow

Marge Sherwood

Jude Law

Dickie Greenleaf

Cate Blanchett

Meredith Logue

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Freddie Miles

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Anthony Lane

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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

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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Trace Thurman

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A sumptuous thriller directed to near perfection by the late Anthony Minghella.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 8, 2024

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

This mostly faithful adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's classic has one of the most attractive Hollywood casts. The queer undertones are prominent and Damon shines as the closeted con artist who lusts for both Jude Law's Dickie *and* his life

Rated: 4/5

Apr 3, 2024

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Cory Woodroof

For the Win (USA Today)

If we want to fix Hollywood, make 100 more movies like The Talented Mr. Ripley and just make that the extent of what people can choose from.

May 27, 2023

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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
Executive Producer: Sydney Pollack
Screenwriter: Patricia Highsmith, Anthony Minghella
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Timnick Films, Miramax Films, Mirage Enterprises, Paramount Pictures
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
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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