Apple TVRipley's Game (2002)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.4
Overview
Tom Ripley - cool, urbane, wealthy, and murderous - lives in a villa in the Veneto with Luisa, his harpsichord-playing girlfriend. A former business associate from Berlin's underworld pays a call asking Ripley's help in killing a rival. Ripley - ever a student of human nature - initiates a game to turn a mild and innocent local picture framer into a hit man. The artisan, Jonathan Trevanny, who's dying of cancer, has a wife, young son, and little to leave them. If Ripley draws Jonathan into the game, can Ripley maintain control? Does it stop at one killing? What if Ripley develops a conscience?
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Overview
Tom Ripley - cool, urbane, wealthy, and murderous - lives in a villa in the Veneto with Luisa, his harpsichord-playing girlfriend. A former business associate from Berlin's underworld pays a call asking Ripley's help in killing a rival. Ripley - ever a student of human nature - initiates a game to turn a mild and innocent local picture framer into a hit man. The artisan, Jonathan Trevanny, who's dying of cancer, has a wife, young son, and little to leave them. If Ripley draws Jonathan into the game, can Ripley maintain control? Does it stop at one killing? What if Ripley develops a conscience?
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film explores individual morality, deception, and the psychological aspects of crime without engaging in a critique or promotion of specific political ideologies or societal structures, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a cast that is predominantly white, consistent with its source material and setting, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. The narrative focuses on a psychological thriller plot, exploring individual character dynamics and criminal activities, rather than offering a critique of traditional identities or explicitly centering DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features Tom Ripley, a complex anti-hero whose relationships with men often carry a strong, manipulative homoerotic subtext. This aspect of his character is presented as part of his amoral and obsessive nature, without explicitly affirming or denigrating queer identity, thus resulting in a neutral portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Ripley's Game" (2002) is an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel. All major characters, including Tom Ripley, Jonathan Trevanny, and Sarah Trevanny, retain their established genders from the source material in the film adaptation.
Based on the source novel by Patricia Highsmith, the main characters, including Tom Ripley and Jonathan Trevanny, are consistently portrayed by actors of the same race as established in the original material. No character's race was altered for this adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.6
6.4
Critic Ratings
9.2
N/A
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