Cate Blanchett, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Davenport

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 craves - and Dickie Greenleaf leads. When Dickie's father, ...( read more  read more... )a wealthy ship builder, asks Tom to bring his errant playboy son back home to America, Dickie and his beautiful expatriate girlfriend, Marge Sherwood, never suspect the dangerous extremes to which Ripley will go to make their lifestyle his own. After all, it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody.

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R, 2 hrs. 15 min.

Directed by: Anthony Minghella

Release Date: December 25, 1999

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DVD Release Date: June 27, 2000

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  • September 25, 2009
    Very well filmed and a great cast really bought the Patricia Highsmith book to life! Not as good as Plein soleil though.
  • May 1, 2009
    matt damon is insane, i have more respect for him after this
  • April 24, 2009
    if looks could kill... the best acting performance i've seen from matt damon. a strong story with a great support cast
  • November 8, 2008
    Matt Damon is "Talented," though he'll likely never be one of my favorite actors. I was hoping for more from this movie, but I wasn't terribly disappointed either.
  • September 21, 2008
    Excellent. Forever.
  • November 2, 2009
    What a great movie. I love the characters and I also love hoe indeed they are so messed up and no one is safe from the flaws. We all have them and this movie shows all of them and I loved that for indeed this movie was great.
  • October 12, 2009
    A very climatic movie.The cinematography and the music are beautiful.
  • October 11, 2009
    Glad to have seen this movie. this exciting thriller was a bit over 2 hours well spent in front of the tv.

    I think Jude Law is doing some great work in this movie, along with some other really good actors. one was a bit weak in his part though. I'm sure people whos seen the m...( read more)ovie does not doubt to know who it is.
  • October 5, 2009
    weird, strange, uldricht, nice casting.
  • October 4, 2009
    The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1999 film directed by Anthony Minghella. It is an adaptation of the 1955 novel by Patricia Highsmith, which was previously filmed as Plein Soleil (Purple Noon, 1960).

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie is an intelligent a thriller as you'll see this year. full review

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  • steamroller0072000
    April 22, 2008
    Once again Matt Damon has proven himself as a well rounded actor.
  • bubble992
    August 10, 2007
    A creepy character played by Matt Damon, showing how someone's talents can change them from an ordinary person into a serial killer. Also a good represntation of a gay character in the 1950s. Keeps you on your toes, and makes you think a lot. Worth watching
  • sexylove390
    July 24, 2007
    THIS MOVIE IS AWESOME, A LITTLE CREEPY BUT STILL AWESOME. MATT DAMON PLAYED THE PART TOO WELL. I LOVE HIM.

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