

The Talented Mr. Ripley
Directed by Anthony Minghella
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. From TMDB
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The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1999 thriller crime drama film, directed by Anthony Minghella, starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law.
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60 of 227 · most liked firstShopping does not need to take place in such grand spaces for the experience to feel luxurious or special. In the film The Talented Mr. Ripley, Dickie Greenleaf tells Tom Ripley he's going to take him to Battistoni in Rome (and indeed, if you go today, it's a great experience).
neutral · AI labelView post →"The American Friend" was the second Tom Ripley novel by Patricia Highsmith to be brought to the screen. First was "Purple Noon" (from "The Talented Mr. Ripley"). This film is from "Ripley's Game." It was adapted again as the great 2002 film starring John Malkovich. #TheAmericanFriend #TCMParty
neutral · AI labelView post →The Talented Mr. Ripley franksfilmreview.com/2026/03/12/t... The Talented Mr. Ripley is a film that truly stands out — not just for its gripping story, but for its breathtaking cinematography. Set against the stunning backdrop of 1950s Italy, the movie takes viewers on a visual journey...
neutral · AI labelView post →Six Films Better Than the Books They’re Based On. > We asked The Atlantic’s writers and editors: What’s a film adaptation that’s better than the book? The article explains why they consider the movies Jurassic Park, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Devil Wears Prada, The Social Network, and Clear and Present Danger each to be better than their source material.
neutral · AI labelView post →#nw (rewatching) The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) #filmsky 🎬🖤 haven't seen this since I was a kid...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Talented Mr. Ripley [1999] is a Train Movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Great piece by @cushac.bsky.social on a funny Miles Davis-related error in The Talented Mr. Ripley, a great film that is otherwise quite good in terms of its set design! www.hearingthings.co/the-talented...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Music Box's 25 Days Of Christmas Movies🎄🧵 Dec 3: Reminder that THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY is a Christmas movie
neutral · AI labelView post →finished reading The Talented Mr. Ripley yesterday. i only knew the film version of the story so i was super tense through the last couple chapters but i was pumping my fist at the ending lol. he beasted on the whole universe.
positive · AI labelView post →So pleased to see the love for ‘Downhill Racer,’ an all-time sports movie. Try it as a double feature with ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley.’ Redford’s Chappellet is an implacable bastard.
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie Night (The Talented Mr Ripley) with Pork Loin Marsala, New Potatoes and Cabbage. Madeira, or any good fortified wine works well if you don’t have Marsala. Full details on m’Insta.
neutral · AI labelView post →Over at @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social I discuss Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley, and how both the 1999 movie and the recent Netflix miniseries seem to focus on one aspect of the character to the exclusion of the other.
neutral · AI labelView post →Gwyneth Paltrow’s first film after winning the Oscar was the 1999 thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley. Is it perhaps the best movie in her filmography? @claykeller.bsky.social (@screendrafts.bsky.social) joins us this week to discuss. 🎧: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
neutral · AI labelView post →My favorite film performances from the 1990s. Jude Law, Dickie Greenleaf, "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (directed by Anthony Minghella). #movies #films #favoriteperformances #judelaw #thetalentedmrripley #anthonyminghella
neutral · AI labelView post →I never knew that Emerald Fennell always insisted Saltburn wasn't influenced by The Talented Mr Ripley. I mean, I guess I can see it. Unlike hers, that movie was actually good.
positive · AI labelView post →Just saw a 25th anniversary screening of THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY at @ifccenter.bsky.social — and heard lots of gasps from the all-ages audience. Seeing a beloved film on the big screen is always fun, but watching it w/ fresh viewers truly makes it feel timeless. #FilmSky
positive · AI labelView post →*very person who watches The Talented Mr. Ripley for the first time in 2026* I'm getting White Lotus vibes from this movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Aw heck yeah, what a fun idea for a movie curation list! (But where the hell is VICTOR/VICTORIA? And THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY would rank high for me too.)
positive · AI labelView post →Books to film 📚=🎞️ The Talented Mr Ripley (1955) by Patricia Highsmith was adapted to film as Purple Noon (1960) & in 1999. Also a TV series in 2024. Of these Purple Noon is the most similar to the novel, whereas the 99 film tones down the psychopathic nature of Ripley. 🕶️🔪🕴️ #filmsky #booksky
neutral · AI labelView post →The last 4 movies I watched... No Other Choice The Talented Mr. Ripley Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Civil War #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky #moviesky boxd.it/Iqj
neutral · AI labelView post →I remember spotting a Miles Davis album from the '80s in The Talented Mr. Ripley, a film set in the '50s
neutral · AI labelView post →The Talented Mr. Ripley franksfilmreview.com/2026/03/12/t... The Talented Mr. Ripley is a film that truly stands out — not just for its gripping story, but for its breathtaking cinematography. Set against the stunning backdrop of 1950s Italy, the movie takes viewers on a visual journey...
neutral · AI labelView post →I saw some criticism of Netflix's 'Ripley' adaption, based on the fact that Andrew Scott is in his late 40s, so his character (and all associated characters) had to be maybe in their late 30s but not much younger. They said that a father wouldn't be as interested in him returning the USA in the same way that he would be if his son was in his early 20s (as in the 'Talented Mr. Ripley' film). I thought they could just add a line from the father, saying he'd tolerated his son galivanting around…
neutral · AI labelView post →Walked into The Talented Mr Ripley and stole the film right under Jude Law and Matt Damon’s noses
positive · AI labelView post →Just finished "The Talented Mr Ripley". I dug the recent netflix adaptation, which prompted me to watch the 90s movie, and then I had to read the source material to see how much of either interpretation was in the text. Highsmith did a great job making Ripley ambiguous on most fronts! 😆 #BookSky📚
positive · AI labelView post →The Talented Mr. Ripley displays a copy of Miles Davis' Tutu, released like 30 years after the (otherwise meticulous) film takes place. @cushac.bsky.social became obsessed by this detail and elegantly went off:
neutral · AI labelView post →It wasn’t quite a cinema experience as we were watching The Talented Mr Ripley in a tent by a loud wine fair, but it was quite the experience in a room full of people in front of me who’d never seen the film and proclaimed in shock at some of the unexpected scenes.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching "the Talented Mr Ripley" the perfect feel good film in uncertain times. Beautiful golden people in beautiful golden locations slowly get brutally picked off .
positive · AI labelView post →Finally finished reading The Talented Mr Ripley. I feel the same way I did when watching the movie; how he got away with it all and left a trail of broken people behind him. I think that's part of the reason why the books are so successful, because you have to admit that it could happen here. 🚣
positive · AI labelView post →Next up on Film Sack -- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) We're watching it on Paramount+ Join us?
neutral · AI labelView post →La Chimera, The Talented Mr. Ripley, CMBYN... I love it when italy has a starring role in a movie that admires her with a gentle lens.
neutral · AI labelView post →Time for a #DescribeAMovieBADLY segment. Today's victim: "The Talented Mr. Ripley" 📽️ Are you aware I have a whole feed like these? Hilarious #movie #memes sure to make your day. Subscribe or like the feed and be alerted when the next one comes about! 😁 Just click on "FEEDS"! 🥰
neutral · AI labelView post →#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched Catch Me If You Can Backrooms The Talented Mr. Ripley Obsession For the first time ever my kids washed to see movies in the theater. I was already interested in Backrooms, but Obsession is not normally my speed. Now my 17yo can say it's not his speed either 😂
neutral · AI labelView post →Remembering amazing, Oscar-winning film director, playwright, and screenwriter Anthony Minghella, on what should have been his 71st birthday, seen here with Matt Damon during the filming of THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (1999). #bornonthisday on 1/6/1954
neutral · AI labelView post →a Mega Man movie, but framed like the Talented Mr. Ripley - Mega Man stalks the Robot Masters, kills them, and takes their identities
neutral · AI labelView post →Did you know that the same author wrote The Talented Mr. Ripley and Strangers of a Train. She also wrote The Price of Salt which later became the movie Carol. Come on, Patricia Highsmith!
neutral · AI labelView post →Today we’re talking about the 1999 thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley with special guest @claykeller.bsky.social (@screendrafts.bsky.social). Plus: spoiling Argylle, MTV Movie Awards category fraud, and how to pronounce Cate Blanchett. 🎧: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
neutral · AI labelView post →I still think one of the funniest online fights I've been in was with some guy on film reddit who *insisted* that Saltburn was a shot-for-shot remake of The Talented Mr. Ripley.
neutral · AI labelView post →#Bales2026MovieChallenge - set in Italy The Talented Mr Ripley (1999) My favorite Ripley movie is a stylish feast for the eyes and it had me smiling for over 2 hours. Blanchett, Damon and Paltrow are excellent. But it’s Hoffman who takes the film to the next level.
positive · AI labelView post →Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand: • tripe • The Talented Mr. Ripley • The Christmas Shoes
neutral · AI labelView post →Purple Noon is a crime movie with some gay; The Talented Mr Ripley is a Gay Crime Movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Gabriel Yared (with scenes from "Camille Claudel", "Vincent & Theo", "The Lover" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley" for which he composed the film scores) - BOTD
neutral · AI labelView post →Favorite movie he’s in: THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY Favorite performance: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III for some reason? Compared to other sneering series villains, he goes about his business with a lack of relish that makes him seem believably deadly
neutral · AI labelView post →Having a pizza and movie night with pals and we’re all SHRIEKING AND HOLLERING at The Talented Mr Ripley because everyone is just so incandescently young and beautiful
positive · AI labelView post →Like, it definitely owes a lot to that film. I also happen to think The Talented Mr. Ripley is a better film (although I did enjoy Saltburn). But words have meaning? You can't just go around calling a film a "scene for scene" clone of another film when it just tackles the same ideas/themes.
neutral · AI labelView post →New episode time! This week on Blind Spots, Dan is joined by filmmaker, writer and Big Bad Film Fest's Patrick R Young (patrickryoung.bsky.social) to cross The Talented Mr Ripley from Patrick's watchlist. Link: shows.acast.com/blind-spots/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Just watched The Talented Mr. Ripley for the first time, and damn, what an unnerving, deeply unsettling film. It’s disturbing in all the best/worst? ways, with an incredible performance from Matt Damon. Easily one of the best psychological thrillers I’ve seen. #movies
positive · AI labelView post →@ whoever recommended me to watch the Talented Mr Ripley - man that was a good movie
positive · AI labelView post →Day 1: A film set in a location that you would like to go to. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) #filmsky #movies
neutral · AI labelView post →Heard that Alain Delon has passed. Looks like he wasn't as well known around here as he was in Europe. I last watched Purple Noon, the 1960 French-Italian adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley with him in the title role. He embodied Ripley to the core. I should do a nostalgic Delon movie marathon.
neutral · AI labelView post →Saw the 1999 film of The Talented Mr Ripley w. Matt Damon, Jude Law & Gwyneth Paltrow last night, and you can see why Andrew Scott et al. thought it worthwhile to do it all over again, but properly. Charles Taylor (presumably neither the philosopher nor the warlord) in Salon got it bang to rights:
neutral · AI labelView post →I had never seen The Talented Mr. Ripley before and I had heard the queerness was subtext and ambiguous. That was a lie. It's a super gay horny fantasy movie about a straight guy who leads a queer person on (or a deeply closeted gaslighted) getting their comeuppance. I loved it.
positive · AI labelView post →TRIVIA: Anthony Minghella's wife produced the film and used to watched the dailies at home each evening. Minghella would watch over her shoulder and was so impressed with Jude Law's performance he would cast him the following year as Dickie Greenleaf in ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’. (IMDB) 🖤
neutral · AI labelView post →Saltburn was an interesting object until that twist at the end which didn't work for me & imo made the movie compare unfavorably to The Talented Mr Ripley. Kind of disappointing, up until then it was at least ... interesting? I dunno. Barry Keogan (sp?) is fun to watch, tho.
neutral · AI labelView post →Love to be watching The Talented Mr. Ripley, a film about being hot, young, and bisexual in Italy and absolutely nothing else
positive · AI labelView post →Listening to The Talented Mr. Ripley soundtrack, brilliant. Never gets stale. Perfect music, perfect cast. Love that film.
positive · AI labelView post →#Bales2026MovieChallenge -summer #SeptemberMovieChallenge -betrayal The Talented Mr Ripley (1999) The film leans heavily into the Mediterranean summer atmosphere (beaches, outdoor cafés). No spoilers, but betrayal is central to the plot. Tommy Tommy Tommy. @omacolt.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Fave film for each year of the 1990s 1990: Back to the Future, Part III 1991: The Fisher King 1992: The Muppet Christmas Carol 1993: Jurassic Park 1994: Ed Wood 1995: Jumanji 1996: Romeo + Juliet 1997: Good Will Hunting 1998: The Truman Show 1999: The Talented Mr Ripley 🎥 #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999). The on-set feel of Italy adds so much to the movie, and Matt Damon's performance is spectacular. You never know what might be going on in his head as he gets himself deeper and deeper into trouble. Incredible how much the movie does with only a few major characters.
positive · AI labelView post →55. The Talented Mr. Ripley The cinematography here is fucking incredible, and EVERYONE is acting their ass off. Incredible movie. You quite literally couldn't do this today.
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