Tom Ripley (Mat Damon) craves a life of luxury in the idyllic landscape of Italy... The Life Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) leads. When Dickie's wealthy father asks Tom to bring his son back to America, Dickie and his girlfriend, Marge Sherwood, (Gwyneth Paltrow) never expect the extremes to which Ripley will go to make Dickie's life his own. His opportunistic skills and that of being a talented impersonator set Ripley up to take over Dickie's life with devastating repercussions.