The Talented Mr. Ripley
How far would you go to become someone else.
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody.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.
- Director
- Anthony Minghella
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $129M
Who's in it
Cast
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18 billed performers
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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The record
Awards
1 win · 5 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 5 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Costume Design
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Score
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Production Design
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Talented Mr. Ripley returned 3.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $40M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $129M
- Release date
- Dec 25, 1999
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Italian
- Country
- United States of America
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