The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999 · 140 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 259,564 VOTES · DIR. Anthony Minghella
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,590 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:25 If I could just go back.
00:07:12 Mr. Greenleaf is personal friends with the Cunard people.
00:13:59 Yes, I do, and you're not funny.
00:17:32 I’m never going back.
00:23:10 - Hello, Tom. - Hello.
00:27:10 Anyway, I looked forward to seeing him, I suppose.
00:33:27 You must be sick of wearing the same clothes.
00:39:21 You really should go in. It's marvelous.
00:47:20 Now she’s drowned herself, and it's my fault.
00:52:40 Took a boat out...
00:56:39 Stop it! Stop!
01:05:12 - Got your call. - Got your call.
01:11:32 - Excuse me. - Prego.
01:16:43 - Did we see you at the opera last night? - Uh--
01:22:25 - What happened at Christmas? - What about Christmas?
01:28:43 Who found him?
01:34:07 There were probably a hundred people renting a boat that day.
01:39:08 I realize you can change the people
01:45:52 - That's what I do. - God, yes.
01:51:13 Good. This theory
01:55:45 Shut up!
02:00:03 Marge has been telling us about the rings.
02:04:42 I know it was you! I know it was you!
02:10:00 Dickie and Peter together. That’s just too good gossip.
Cast & Characters
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
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,590
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:01:25
Final line02:10:00
Production Record
DirectorAnthony Minghella
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40,000,000
Revenue$128,798,265
IMDb votes259,564