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Overview

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Director:
Anthony Minghella
Writers (WGA):
Patricia Highsmith (novel)
Anthony Minghella (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 December 1999 (USA) more
Tagline:
How far would you go to become someone else. more
Plot:
In late 1950's New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Europe to retrieve a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy, named Dickie Greenleaf. But when the errand fails, Ripley kills the playboy and begins to assume his life. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 52 nominations more
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(55 articles)
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User Comments:
An Odd, Intriguing And - Yes - 'Strange' Film more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Matt Damon ... Tom Ripley

Gwyneth Paltrow ... Marge Sherwood

Jude Law ... Dickie Greenleaf

Cate Blanchett ... Meredith Logue

Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Freddie Miles

Jack Davenport ... Peter Smith-Kingsley
James Rebhorn ... Herbert Greenleaf
Sergio Rubini ... Inspector Roverini

Philip Baker Hall ... Alvin MacCarron
Celia Weston ... Aunt Joan
Fiorello ... Fausto (as Rosario Fiorello)
Stefania Rocca ... Silvana
Ivano Marescotti ... Colonnello Verrecchia
Anna Longhi ... Signora Buffi

Alessandro Fabrizi ... Sergeant Baggio
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley (USA) (complete title)
The Strange Mr. Ripley (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity.
Runtime:
139 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Italian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Australia:M (video rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Canada:14+ (Ontario - 2006) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:18 | Czech Republic:15 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Anzio, Rome, Lazio, Italy more

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Trivia:
Matt Damon lost 30 pounds for his role in the movie. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Modern construction cranes on the Venice skyline. more
Quotes:
Marge Sherwood: The thing with Dickie... it's like the sun shines on you, and it's glorious. And then he forgets you and it's very, very cold.
Tom Ripley: So I'm learning.
Marge Sherwood: When you have his attention, you feel like you're the only person in the world, that's why everybody loves him so much.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Ripley's Basque-R-Aid (2004) more
Soundtrack:
PIANO QUARTET IN E-FLAT MAJOR; Opus 16 more

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25 out of 44 people found the following comment useful:-
An Odd, Intriguing And - Yes - 'Strange' Film, 21 August 2006
8/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This is an odd film. The first hour sets up Matt Damon's character, "Tom Ripley," to do what he eventually does, kill someone and then imitate the rich kid off in Europe. However, to be fair, his murder of friend "Dickie Greenleaf" (Jude Law) is almost made to look like self-defense. It's an odd scene in this odd movie. As the story unfolds, however, "Ripley" is shown to be a sick killer, hardly some innocent man caught in some self-defense predicament.

The second half of the film deals with Damon's character trying to get away with his scheme while other people slowly start to question who he is and what he's doing. Some people trust him; some don't. A few twists make the story even more interesting. The only facet that didn't appeal to me were the overt homosexual overtones in this film which were prevalent throughout Damon's relationships with a couple of men, although nothing sexually was ever done and even though these guys also had girlfriends. Speaking of the latter, Gwyneth Paltrow is good in here as "Marge Sherwood," someone who is ahead of the pack when it comes to uncovering the truth. Cate Blanchett is good, too, as usual, but her role was much smaller and one I'm not sure was all about.

Overall, this is intriguing drama-crime story with a lot of suspense and done so without a lot of violence. All the characters in this movie grab your attention. Combine that with good European scenery and involving storyline and you have a movie worth investigating.

I read where this film also goes under the title, "The Strange Mr. Ripley."

Strange, indeed.

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