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Tom Ripley is a fictional character in the Ripley series of crime novels by American novelist Patricia Highsmith, as well as several film adaptations. He is a psychopathic career criminal, con artist , and serial killer .
Take Tom Ripley, the “suave, agreeable, and utterly amoral” conman protagonist of her 1955 thriller The Talented Mr Ripley, who lies, cheats and murders his way around Europe – and somehow ...
Tom Ripley is a young man struggling to make a living in New York City by any and all means, including a series of small-time confidence scams.One day, he is approached by shipping magnate Herbert Greenleaf to travel to "Mongibello" (based on the resort town Positano), in Italy, to persuade Greenleaf's errant son, Dickie, to return to the United States and join the family business.
Andrew Scott transforms into the ultimate con man, Tom Ripley, in Netflix’s limited series adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley” — but he still found human ...
Patricia Highsmith (born Mary Patricia Plangman; January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) [1] was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley. She wrote 22 novels and numerous short stories in a career spanning nearly five decades ...
The new Netflix series “Ripley,” based on the first of author Patricia Highsmith’s five books about Tom Ripley (1955’s “The Talented Mr. Ripley”), is a riveting watch — even if you ...
Ripley Under Water is a 1991 psychological thriller by Patricia Highsmith, the last of five novels featuring Tom Ripley, "an intelligent, cultured gentleman who dabbles in art, music and, occasionally, murder".
Starring Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley, with Dakota Fanning as Marge Sherwood and Johnny Flynn as Dickie Greenleaf, the eight-episode limited series is the first adaptation of Highsmith's novel to a series. Ripley was originally set to air on Showtime, but in February 2023 the series was moved to Netflix. It premiered on April 4, 2024, and ...