Ripley's Game (2003)

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Studio: Fine Line Features

Rating: R

Release Date: Jan 1, 2003

Running Time: 110 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

Country Of Origin: Italy

Country Of Origin: United Kingdom

starring: John Malkovich, Dougray Scott, Ray Winstone, Lena Headey, Chiara Caselli, Sam Blitz, Evelina Meghnagi, Paolo Paoloni, Maurizio Luca, Yurij Rosstalnyi

director: Liliana Cavani

The continuing story of Tom Ripley, a career criminal who has amassed his wealth through various illicit activities, including murder. He is married and living in France, when the necessity arises to silence two foes who could reveal his dark past. Concocting an assassination plan, Ripley makes a deal with a terminally ill English aristocrat, who's desperate for money, in order to rid himself of his two enemies.

March 9, 2004

John Malkovich, oozing danger and sinister charm, gives one of the year's most memorable and mesmerizing performances in Ripley's Game, as slithery and seductive a thriller as you'll find. But don't expect Malkovich to take his rightful place among the nominees for Best Actor at next year's Oscars, at least not for this movie. You can see Ripley's Game at film festivals, in European movie houses, on cable TV and on DVD, due for release on March 30th. Where you can't see it is in a theater near…