A Talent for Murder

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A Talent for Murder

Oct 2026

1h 46m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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This smoldering chamber thriller from Anton Corbijn (Control) stars Academy Award winner Helen Mirren and Alden Ehrenreich (Weapons) as opponents in a strange confrontation between a youthful literary agent and The Talented Mr. Ripley author Patricia Highsmith.

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Critics Consensus

Helen Mirren and Alden Ehrenreich make for a fittingly diabolical pair in A Talent for Murder, which playfully dispenses with the facts of Patricia Highsmith's legacy to have some slippery fun with her renowned fiction.

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

1 day ago

4/5

It’s a tasty nugget of a murder mystery that spins out on the classic, casually evil, fresh-faced villain that Highsmith created in her acclaimed novels.

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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

5 days ago

2.5/4

Dame Helen Mirren electrifies as crime novelist Patricia Highsmith, while scenes without her fizzle. I’m thinking that Highsmith would have hated this movie for trivializing her anarchic art into something so conventional.

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Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

Oct 27, 2026

3/4

It’s a delicious premise whose only problem is that Mirren’s screen time is limited.

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

22 hrs ago

B

An engaging divertissement that will appeal especially to Highsmith aficionados but should provide pleasure beyond her circle of admirers.

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Gabrielle Moss

Collider

1 day ago

7/10

The film's decision to make a big statement on the nature of art and artists feels slightly out of left field when it arrives, but it's also far more meaningful than any possible whodunnit reveal.

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Sean P. Means

The Movie Cricket

1 day ago

3/4

The movie makes us consider how much control Highsmith has over her elusive Ripley, until you realize this is Highsmith and this is Mirren, and control is something neither woman is likely to give up.

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Rita M

1 hr ago

The story was convoluted - the ending was a mess. I feel like I wasted 2 hours of my life. This isn't even worthy of a TV movie.

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Sara B

2 days ago

Not as clever as it wants to be, and not engaging enough.

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Claudia

5 days ago

Intriguing, mysterious. Not your ordinary mystery.

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Lois

6 days ago

Complex characters. Twists and turns. Helen Mirren the magnificent!!!

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Jeremy K

6 days ago

Incredible film

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Elliot M

6 days ago

Mirren was fantastic. If you're a fan of Highsmith, then I think you'll dig this.

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Clementine Balfour

Helen Mirren

Patricia Highsmith

Alden Ehrenreich

Edward Ridgeway

Juliet Stevenson

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James Faulkner

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Synopsis

This smoldering chamber thriller from Anton Corbijn (Control) stars Academy Award winner Helen Mirren and Alden Ehrenreich (Weapons) as opponents in a strange confrontation between a youthful literary agent and The Talented Mr. Ripley author Patricia Highsmith.

Director: Anton Corbijn
Producer: Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, Jim Robison, Kurt Martin, Gabrielle Tana, Troy Lum, Andrew Mason, Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Karl Spoerri, Andrea Occhipinti
Screenwriter: Joanna Murray-Smith, Joanna Murray-Smith
Distributor: Bleecker Street Media
Production Co: LD Entertainment, Magnolia Mae Films, Zurich Avenue
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 23, 2026, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.1M
Runtime: 1h 46m

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