A Talent for Murder
“The end is where the plotting begins.”
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.
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Cast
21 people
Helen Mirren
Patricia Highsmith
Known for
Monsters University
MobLand
Alden Ehrenreich
Edward Ridgeway
Known for
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Beautiful Creatures
Olivia Cooke
Clementine Balfour
Known for
House of the Dragon
Ready Player One
Juliet Stevenson
Peggy
Known for
Secret Invasion
Atlantis
Elizabeth McGovern
Known for
Downton Abbey
Once Upon a Time in America
James Faulkner
Douglas Balfour
Known for
Atomic Blonde
Tribes of Europa
Brid Brennan
Kathryn Grierson
Known for
Brooklyn
The Escape Artist
Maddalena Vallecchi Williams
Eleanor
Known for
La coda del diavolo
Nikolai Selikovsky
Doctor
Known for
The Decameron
The Last Time We Were Children
Luca Ferrini
Priest
Also in
Sconfort Zone
People of the Book
Norbert Ortner
Taxi Driver
Known for
The Players
Alma Leiberg
Housekeeper
Also in
Bad Cop – kriminell gut
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Anton Corbijn Director · Joanna Murray-Smith Screenplay Dickon Hinchliffe Composer
Worldwide gross $718K · United States release October 23, 2026 · Produced in Australia, Ireland, United Kingdom, Italy, Switzerland, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$717,864
Production
Lunar Pictures
Production
Lucky Red
Production
Zurich Avenue
Production
LD Entertainment
Production
Magnolia Mae Films
Production
Head Gear Films
Production
Metrol Technology
Production
Brouhaha Entertainment
Production
Vacancy Films
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FilmNation Entertainment
Production
Switzerland the Film
Production
Australia · Ireland · United Kingdom · Italy · Switzerland · United States
Produced in
Switzerland
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 14, 2026
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · October 23, 2026
Theatrical
United States
September 27, 2026 · Premiere · Nashville Film Festival
October 16, 2026 · Premiere · Heartland Film Festival
October 22, 2026 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Australia
November 1, 2026 · Premiere · Russell Hobbs British Film Festival
December 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Bahrain
November 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 14, 2027 · Theatrical
Germany
September 16, 2026 · Premiere · Leipzig International Film Festival
September 29, 2026 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
November 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Israel
October 18, 2026 · Premiere · Lev's Lecture + screening event
October 28, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Lev's Lecture + screening events
November 12, 2026 · Theatrical
Italy
November 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Kuwait
November 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 30, 2026 · Theatrical
Lithuania
November 27, 2026 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 31, 2026 · Theatrical
Oman
November 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Saudi Arabia
November 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Serbia
October 5, 2026 · Premiere · Belgrade International Film Festival
Singapore
November 12, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Switzerland
September 30, 2026 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
Türkiye
April 30, 2027 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
November 5, 2026 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 14, 2026 · Premiere · Inverness Film Festival
November 20, 2026 · Theatrical
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