Set during the 1950's, Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) is a Manhattan toilet attendant who borrow's a Princeton jacket to play piano at a upper class garden party. Soon, Tom find's himself talking to a wealthy father of a Princeton grad and pretend's to know the father's son. Tom is offered $1,000 to travel to Italy and convince his son, Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) to return home at once. Whilst in Italy, Tom manage's to track down Dickie and befriends both him and Dickie fiancee Marge (Gwyneth Paltrow). However, Dickie soon grow's bored of Tom and dismisses him, but Tom has other ideas.

Set during the 1950's, Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) is a Manhattan toilet attendant who borrow's a Princeton jacket to play piano at a upper class garden party. Soon, Tom find's himself talking to a wealthy father of a Princeton grad and pretend's to know the father's son. Tom is offered $1,000 to travel to Italy and convince his son, Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) to return home at once. Whilst in Italy, Tom manage's to track down Dickie and befriends both him and Dickie fiancee Marge (Gwyneth Paltrow). However, Dickie soon grow's bored of Tom and dismisses him, but Tom has other ideas.

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