The Talented Mr. Ripley

Name: The Talented Mr. Ripley
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1999-12-25
Duration: 140 min
Rating: 7.2

How far would you go to become someone else.

2h 20m English, Italian

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The Talented Mr. Ripley

How far would you go to become someone else.

2h 20m English, Italian

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.

Director Anthony Minghella

Screenplay Anthony Minghella Novel Patricia Highsmith

Budget $40,000,000

Revenue $128,798,265

Net Return +$88,798,265

Performance 3.22x budget

Profitable

0x 1.0x (Budget) 2.5x (Est. Break-even)

* Movies typically require ~2.5x budget in ticket sales to cover marketing and theater splits.