A Talent for Murder
Seen it?2026 | 106 min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
A young man travels from New York to Switzerland to try to persuade acclaimed thriller writer Patricia Highsmith to write one final installment of her Tom Ripley series, with his efforts gradually turning more sinister.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
77% on Rotten Tomatoes, 67 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Award season hasn't happened yet, so this isn't counted.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$718K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 50K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by Anton Corbijn
- Helen MirrenPatricia Highsmith
- Alden EhrenreichEdward Ridgeway
- Olivia CookeClementine Balfour
- Juliet StevensonPeggy
- James FaulknerDouglas Balfour
- Brid BrennanKathryn Grierson
- Maddalena Vallecchi WilliamsEleanor
- Nikolai SelikovskyDoctor
- Luca FerriniPriest
- Norbert OrtnerTaxi Driver