A Talent for Murder (2026)
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.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 23 October 2026 |
| Genre | Drama, Crime |
| Director | Anton Corbijn |
| Starring | Helen Mirren, Alden Ehrenreich and Olivia Cooke |
| Runtime | 106 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | TMDB users 6.0/10 |
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What kind of watch this is
Anton Corbijn directs this 106-minute drama, a film where a polite request slowly curdles into something darker. Helen Mirren plays the writer, a figure whose final chapter is being negotiated by an uninvited guest. The tagline—“The end is where the plotting begins”—hints at a structure that treats closure as a trap rather than a relief. It is a tight, atmospheric piece about the dangerous weight of a legacy, where every conversation feels like a move on a chessboard nobody else is playing.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes puts the approval at 78% from 55 reviews, averaging 6.8 out of 10. The consensus notes that Helen Mirren and Alden Ehrenreich form a fittingly diabolical pair, playfully dispensing with the facts of Patricia Highsmith’s legacy to have some slippery fun. Metacritic lands on 67 out of 100 based on 23 critics, a score it files under generally favorable.
How it did with audiences
A Talent for Murder sits at a 6 on TMDB. That is a user score, not a verdict from the critics or a box office figure. It is the number you get when enough people watch it, think about it for a while, and then type a digit. It is not a screaming success. It is a polite shrug. For a film about murder, the reception is remarkably subdued.
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Sources
- A Talent for Murder on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q131935663 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “A Talent for Murder (2026 film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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