Bad Genius vs The Talented Mr. Ripley

Bad Genius has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.2/10 for The Talented Mr. Ripley). Bad Genius is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 20m. The Talented Mr. Ripley is the older of the two (1999 against 2017). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Bad Genius posterBad Genius2017 VS The Talented Mr. Ripley posterThe Talented Mr. Ripley1999
Bad GeniusThe Talented Mr. Ripley
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 7.2/10
Year20171999
Length2h 10m2h 20m
GenresComedy, Crime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryThailand–
DirectorNattawut PoonpiriyaAnthony Minghella
Main castSahajak Boonthanakit, Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Chanon Santinatornkul, Eisaya Hosuwan, Teeradon SupapunpinyoJude Law, Cate Blanchett, James Rebhorn, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Baker Hall

Synopsis

Bad Genius

Lynn, a brilliant student, after helping her friends to get the grades they need, develops the idea of starting a much bigger exam-cheating business.

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.

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