Ripley's Game

"Older. Wiser. More Talented."

Feb 7 2003 R 1h 50m
Crime, Drama, Mystery

Tom Ripley - cool, urbane, wealthy, and murderous - lives in a villa in the Veneto with Luisa, his harpsichord-playing girlfriend. A former business associate from Berlin's underworld pays a call asking Ripley's help in killing a rival. Ripley - ever a student of human nature - initiates a game to turn a mild and innocent local picture framer into a hit man. The artisan, Jonathan Trevanny, who's dying of cancer, has a wife, young son, and little to leave them. If Ripley draws Jonathan into the game, can Ripley maintain control? Does it stop at one killing? What if Ripley develops a conscience?

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Plot

Tom Ripley - cool, urbane, wealthy, and murderous - lives in a villa in the Veneto with Luisa, his harpsichord-playing girlfriend. A former business associate from Berlin's underworld pays a call asking Ripley's help in killing a rival. Ripley - ever a student of human nature - initiates a game to turn a mild and innocent local picture framer into a hit man. The artisan, Jonathan Trevanny, who's dying of cancer, has a wife, young son, and little to leave them. If Ripley draws Jonathan into the game, can Ripley maintain control? Does it stop at one killing? What if Ripley develops a conscience? Luisa prepares for her concert.

Written by

Charles McKeown, Liliana Cavani, Patricia Highsmith

Directed by

Liliana Cavani

Cast

John Malkovich, Dougray Scott, Lena Headey

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy, United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Cattleya, Baby Films, Mr. Mudd Production

Languages

English

Awards

3 nominations total

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# of Votes
20,447
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
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