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.
Directed by Anthony Minghella
new york city
friendship
ship
new love
lovesickness
jealousy
dual identity
double life
based on novel or book
venice, italy
beguilement
italy
homicide
secret identity
atlantic ocean
new identity
prosecution
fake identity
rejection
inferiority
inferiority complex
tragedy
wealth
male homosexuality
serial killer
psychological thriller
period drama
envy
shocking
identity theft
complex
gay theme
intense
distressing
frightened
sexual ambiguity
Rank
#23 in 1999·#1456 overall
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Cast
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
Stefania Rocca
Silvana
Crew
Anthony Minghella
Director
Anthony Minghella
Screenplay
Gabriel Yared
Original Music Composer
Walter Murch
Editor
John Seale
Director of Photography
William Horberg
Producer
Sydney Pollack
Executive Producer
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Kyrsten Mate
Sound Effects Editor
Claudio Pacifico
Stunts
Franco Maria Salamon
Stunt Coordinator
Patricia Highsmith
Novel
Popular Reviews
4202 reviews
David Krall
7.8★ · 12/23/25
R version of Catch Me If You Can
R version of Catch Me If You Can
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tori
9.9★ · 11/29/25
yes kingggggg 💞💞💞
yes kingggggg 💞💞💞
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Liam Cronin
8.0★ · 04/02/26
Matt Damon was extremely good. Plot was really interesting. Was constantly tense and worried. Phillip Seymour Hoffman was entertaining as hell for his limited screen time.
Matt Damon was extremely good. Plot was really interesting. Was constantly tense and worried. Phillip Seymour Hoffman was entertaining as hell for his limited screen time.
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Tomé
7.9★ · 03/08/26
I don’t remember American Psycho being blonde… and in Italy… and homosexual… Well, I guess the moral of the story is to just be yourself or you’ll end up like Tommy boy 😬
I don’t remember American Psycho being blonde… and in Italy… and homosexual… Well, I guess the moral of the story is to just be yourself or you’ll end up like Tommy boy 😬
