Title The Talented Mr. Ripley Overview 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. Tagline How far would you go to become someone else? Genres Thriller, Crime, Drama Keywords venice, italy, gay, new york, lovesickness, double life, dual identity, jealousy, secret identity, new love, homicide, atlantic ocean, new identity, planned murder, prosecution, yacht, ship, inferiority, false identity, beguilement, rejection, inferiority complex, ocean liner, friendship, homosexuality, wealth, cowardliness, envy Production Companies Paramount Pictures, Miramax Films, Timnick Films, Mirage Enterprises Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English, Italiano Original Language en Runtime minutes 139 Release Year 1999
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 129 million USD