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The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999·Movie
2h 20min·R
77
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Good for date night · friends night · teens

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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.
Psychological ThrillerHigh-Society Crime DramaObsessive Identity TheftItalian Riviera AestheticClass Resentment & EnvySlow-Burn TensionJazz Age AtmosphereCharismatic Villain ProtagonistMoral Ambiguity

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Where can I stream The Talented Mr. Ripley?

In the United States, The Talented Mr. Ripley streams on Paramount+, Philo, and Starz. You can rent or buy it from JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 24 other countries.

Is The Talented Mr. Ripley worth watching?

77
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, and Metacritic 76).

Will I feel good after watching The Talented Mr. Ripley?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for melancholy and 7 for bleakness, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is The Talented Mr. Ripley good for date night?

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Yes: romance is 6 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.

Was The Talented Mr. Ripley a box office hit?

Budget$40 million
Box office$129 million

Yes: it cost about $40 million to make and earned $129 million worldwide, 3.2 times its budget.

What tropes does The Talented Mr. Ripley use?

Cassandra TruthEntertainingly WrongAdapted OutWoobie, Destroyer of WorldsPyrrhic VictoryWounded Gazelle GambitDead Star WalkingCrazy Jealous GuyAdaptational HeroismDowner EndingHandwriting as CharacterizationCain and Abeland 62 more

TV Tropes lists 74 tropes for it, including Cassandra Truth, Entertainingly Wrong, and Adapted Out.