The Talented Mr Ripley Certificate: 
- Duration:
- 139 mins
- Year produced:
- 1999
- Director:
- Anthony Minghella
- Cast:
- Matt Damon
- Jude Law
- Gwyneth Paltrow
At one point or another, all of us have probably fantasised about becoming someone else. But for young Tom Ripley, that's exactly what he sets out to achieve - using all his cunning and chameleon-like powers of reinvention to create a new identity for himself, and a new life too. When he encounters the wealthy, jazz-loving playboy Dickie Greenleaf at a sun-kissed Italian coastal resort, it seems like the start of a firm friendship - but soon, it looks like Tom doesn't just want to hang around with Dickie. He wants to become him - and he'll stop at nothing to get what he desires. This is a brilliantly-crafted, expertly creepy tale of obsession and identity, adapted from the novel by crime writer Ruth Rendell.
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Fascinating facts
The film is based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith. There are an additional four novels which follow "The Talented Mr. Ripley", they are "Ripley Underground", "Ripley's Game", "The Boy Who Followed Ripley", and "Ripley Under Water". The film was nominated for 5 Oscars.