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.
The Talented Mr. Ripley has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Talented Mr. Ripley was released in 1999 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 722 reviews, giving The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 77% and users giving an average score of 77%.
With a score of 77%, The Talented Mr. Ripley is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1999, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1999 with similar scores include films like The Hurricane, Election and Topsy-Turvy.
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