Being young, rich and under the sun of Italy is what Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) longs for, but it is what Dickie Greenley (Jude Law) already has. Ripley is a young man with an ordinary background and nothing to show off in life. He is entrusted by a wealthy businessman to go to Italy to lobby his unruly son Dickie to return to his hometown of the United States. But when Ripley arrived there, he was deeply confused by Dickie's lifestyle: beautiful villas, high-end and flashy resort hotels, extravagant life with a lot of money, and his beautiful and gentle girlfriend, all of which made him envious. Because Ripley coveted Dickie's life, in the end such a desire expanded to want to replace Dickie. His meticulous mind is not only astonishing, but also his calm criminal methods are even more unexpected. Just as he was intoxicated in the beautiful dream he created with his own hands, Ripley was exposed due to an unexpected coincidence, which attracted the attention of the police and launched an investigation... This film is adapted from the novel of the same name written by female writer Patricia Highsmith in 1955. French director Rene Clement made a movie based on the novel "Behind the Sun" in 1960, starring French star Alain Delon.