The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999 · Directed by Anthony Minghella

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.

drama mystery thriller

Cast: Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Deirdre Lovejoy, Jack Davenport, James Rebhorn, Celia Weston, Dominic Fumusa

Rating: 7.178/10 from 2,971 votes