The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written for the screen and directed by Anthony Minghella. It is an adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith 1955 novel of the same name, which was previously filmed as Plein Soleil (Purple Noon) in 1960. The film stars Matt Damon as Tom Ripley, Gwyneth Paltrow as Marge Sherwood, Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf, Cate Blanchett as Meredith Logue (a character created for the film), Phil... More

Initial release date:

  • Dec 25, 1999

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R (USA)

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  • 2 h 19 min

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Also known as:

  • Der talentierte Mr. Ripley

Film

Directed by

Anthony Minghella

Anthony Minghella, CBE (6 January 1954 – 18 March 2008) was an English film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was Chairman of the Board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for The English Patient (1996), which also won...

Tagline:

  • How far would you go to become someone else.
  • Everybody should have one talent... what's yours?
  • It's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody.

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Dec 25, 1999
  • 1999
  • Jun 27, 2000
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Runtime:

  • 2 h 19 min
  • 2 h 17 min
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  • 40,000,000

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Awards

Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Suspense Nominees

Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Winners

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 1,668
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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Adapted From

The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1955 psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. This novel first introduced the character of Tom Ripley who returns in...

Patricia Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith (January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) was an American novelist and short-story writer most widely known for her psychological thrillers,...

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