The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

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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. 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.

• Released: 1999-12-25
• Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
• Runtime: 2h 20m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 4,373 votes

Directed by Anthony Minghella.

Top cast

• Matt Damon as Tom Ripley
• Gwyneth Paltrow as Marge Sherwood
• Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf
• Cate Blanchett as Meredith Logue
• Philip Seymour Hoffman as Freddie Miles
• Jack Davenport as Peter Smith-Kingsley
• James Rebhorn as Herbert Greenleaf
• Sergio Rubini as Inspector Roverini
• Philip Baker Hall as Alvin MacCarron
• Celia Weston as Aunt Joan

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Talented Mr. Ripley

• United States: stream on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, JustWatch TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, JustWatch TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, JustWatch TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; watch free on ABC iview; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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