Ripley
NZ release: 04 April 2024
Graphic violence Rated on: 04 April 2024
What’s it about?
In the 1960s, crook Tom Ripley is hired by a wealthy man to travel from New York to Italy and attempt to bring his vagabond son home.
The facts
- Directed by Steven Zaillian
- Stars Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers, National Theatre Live: Vanya), Dakota Fanning (The Watchers)
- English language
- Runtime: 8 episodes, between 44-76 minutes each
Why did it get this rating?
This series was self-rated by Netflix. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.
Violence
While violence is infrequent throughout the series, when it does occur the scenes are dragged out and quite graphic. Black and white filming and comedy is used in these sequences, which minimises the impact on viewers.
The most violent scenes include:
- A character is killed when hit over the head with an oar
- A character is killed when hit over the head with a glass ashtray
- A character drags a dead body down a staircase.
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