A Talent for Murder

About A Talent for Murder

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.

A Talent for Murder is a 2026 crime thriller film directed by Anton Corbijn. Helen Mirren takes the lead as Patricia Highsmith, Alden Ehrenreich as Edward Ridgeway, Olivia Cooke as Clementine Balfour, and Juliet Stevenson as Peggy.

It runs 106 minutes and was released in October 2026. Written by Joanna Murray-Smith. The story is adapted from a stage production.

Members will find based on play or musical and writer in it. It carries a R rating.

Carnage, Shadowlands, and Blithe Spirit make useful companions to A Talent for Murder.