The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

A Great Friend to My Son

Peter (James Rebhorn) confides in Tom (Matt Damon) about his failures as a father to Dickie (Jude Law) and Dickie’s failures as a son to him.

Directed by Anthony Minghella.

Released in 1999 by Miramax Films.

Your MOVIECLIP has been shared on Facebook

related tags 

  • character-type: Father-in-law
  • character-type: Friend
  • character-type: Father
  • action: Lecture
  • action: Listen
  • editors-choice: Male Performances
  • primary-genre: Thrillers
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Dramas based on a book
  • secondary-genre: Psychological Thrillers
  • secondary-genre: Crime Thrillers
  • secondary-genre: Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Crime Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Thrillers
  • mood: Emotional
  • mood: Heartfelt
  • mood: Angry
  • prop: Letter
  • prop: Hat
  • prop: Cigarette
  • setting: Outdoors
  • setting: Apartment
  • setting: Cafe
  • theme: Failure
  • theme: Deception
  • theme: Parenthood
  • theme: Disappointment
  • theme: Disillusionment
  • theme: Manipulation
  • actor: Matt Damon
  • actor: James Rebhorn
  • actor: Gwyneth Paltrow
  • director: Anthony Minghella
  • producer: Paul Zaentz
  • producer: Alessandro von Norman
  • producer: Steve E. Andrews
  • producer: Tom Sternberg
  • producer: Sydney Pollack
  • producer: William Horberg
  • producer: Lydia Dean Pilcher
  • cinematographer: John Seale
  • composer: Gabriel Yared
  • editor: Walter Murch
  • costume-designer: Gary Jones
  • costume-designer: Ann Roth
  • production-designer: Roy Walker
  • role-name: Herbert Greenleaf
  • role-name: Marge Sherwood
  • role-name: Tom Ripley
  • screenwriter: Patricia Highsmith
  • screenwriter: Anthony Minghella
  • year: 1999
  • studio: Miramax Films