The Talented Mr. Ripley—directed by Anthony Minghella and adapted from the Patricia Highsmith novel of the same name—tells the sordid tale of Tom Ripley (Matt Damon), a queer con man who befriends rich couple Dickie (Jude Law) and Marge (Gwyneth Paltrow) in Italy as part of a scam before *spoiler alert for a 25-year-old movie* killing Dickie and assuming his identity.