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A Talent for Murder

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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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Anton Corbijn

Director

Olivia Cooke

Clementine Balfour

Helen Mirren

Patricia Highsmith

Alden Ehrenreich

Edward Ridgeway

Juliet Stevenson

Peggy

James Faulkner

Douglas Balfour

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Kristy Puchko Mashable Sep 19, 2026
A Talent For Murder is darkly funny, freshly thrilling, and unrepentantly seductive. Go to Full Review Ty Burr Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack) Sep 18, 2026
3/4
Worth it for the performances and for the way Corbijn and company capture Highsmith’s gift for the urbanity of evil. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Sep 18, 2026
2/4
There are just enough moments of suave mystery to keep it engaging, but it’s ultimately the thing that Highsmith almost never was: Forgettable. Go to Full Review M.N. Miller FandomWire 12 hrs ago
7/10
Corbijn draws palpable, painterly psychological tension from the material, creating an atmosphere that feels both prickly and gripping. Go to Full Review Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com 1 day ago
B
Hopes to resemble a Highsmith novel as Murray-Smith toys with evildoing, and while the resolution isn’t quite as sinister as hoped for, the journey of manipulation leading to the final act carries some inviting wickedness to explore. Go to Full Review Doug Jamieson The Jam Report 6 days ago
3/5
Sometimes the pleasure of a murder mystery lies less in discovering whodunnit than in watching talented actors have a marvellous time behaving very badly. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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
Runtime
1h 46m
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