Ripley's Game (film)

Ripley's Game
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Liliana Cavani
Screenplay by	Charles McKeown Liliana Cavani
Based on	Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith
Produced by	Simon Bosanquet Ricardo Tozzi Ileen Maisel
Starring	John Malkovich Dougray Scott Ray Winstone Lena Headey
Cinematography	Alfio Contini
Edited by	Jon Harris
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Production company	Mr. Mudd
Distributed by	01 Distribuzione (Italy) Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom) Fine Line Features (United States)
Release dates	2 September 2002 (2002-09-02) (Venice) 7 February 2003 (2003-02-07) (Italy) 30 May 2003 (2003-05-30) (United Kingdom) 4 September 2003 (2003-09-04) (United States: TV)
Running time	110 minutes[1]
Countries	Italy United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Budget	US$30 million
Box office	US$6.2 million

Ripley's Game is a 2002 thriller film directed by Liliana Cavani. It is adapted from the 1974 novel Ripley's Game, the third in Patricia Highsmith's series about the murderous adventures of the anti-hero Tom Ripley. John Malkovich stars as Ripley, opposite Dougray Scott and Ray Winstone. The film grossed $6.2 million on a budget of $30 million, making it a box-office failure;^[2] although it received positive reviews. Highsmith's novel was previously adapted in 1977 as The American Friend by director Wim Wenders, starring Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz.