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Colin Farrell

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Henry VIHenry VI (1989)
Dir. Michael Bogdanov
Feat. Barry Stanton, Michael Pennington, June Watson
Michael Pennington and The English Shakespeare Company’s internationally acclaimed production of Henry VI – the tragic history of a king who…
King Richard IIKing Richard II (1989)
Dir. Michael Bogdanov
Feat. Colin Farrell, Michael Pennington, Michael Cronin
Michael Pennington and The English Shakespeare Company’s internationally acclaimed production of King Richard II – who became England's…
War Zone, TheWar Zone, The (1998) Recommended
Dir. Tim Roth
Feat. Ray Winstone, Tilda Swinton, Lara Belmont
An uncompromising directorial debut for actor Tim Roth, exploring the type of fractured family made familiar by mentors Alan Clarke and Ken Loach,…
TigerlandTigerland (2001)
Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Colin Farrell, Clifton Collins Jr., Matthew Davis
The dir. of recent Hollywood gloss forsakes stars for a gritty, admired character piece set in a Vietnam War–bootcamp in Louisiana, 1971.…
Hart's WarHart's War (2001)
Dir. Gregory Hoblit
Feat. Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard, Bruce Willis
Deserving invigoration of the POW–film, set amongst a troop of American soldiers incarcerated behind Nazi barbed–wire in WWII. When a…
Minority ReportMinority Report (2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow
An exhilarating science fiction thriller that lavishly realizes (and embellishes) a Philip K. Dick short story with the corporate muscle and…
Phone BoothPhone Booth (2002)
Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Colin Farrell, Forest Whitaker, Katie Holmes
A lean, claustrophobic and entertaining thriller with the cute gimmick of a single location and played out in real time – Colin Farrell plays a…
DaredevilDaredevil (2003)
Dir. Mark Steven Johnson
Feat. Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell
The darkest tinged Marvel Comics adaptation yet, with Ben Affleck doing a sterling job of playing the titular superhero, a blind lawyer turned…
Recruit, TheRecruit, The (2003)
Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Al Pacino, Colin Farrell
CIA–trainer Al Pacino puts computer hacker Colin Farrell through the hoops to prepare him for the world of intelligence gathering and secret…
S.W.A.T.S.W.A.T. (SWAT) (2003)
Dir. Clark Johnson
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez
Competent, but hardly special updating of the 70s cop show (Special Weapons And Tactics), which mixes credible action assignments with personality…
IntermissionIntermission (2003)
Dir. John Crowley
Feat. Colin Farrell, Colm Meaney, Cillian Murphy
Irish crime drama teeming with 'interconnected' plotlines and profane lowlife, dreaming various criminal and romantic endeavours into…
AlexanderAlexander (2004)
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer
A valiant, though flawed attempt by dir. Oliver Stone (PLATOON) to depict the life and times of Grecian military commander Alexander the Great,…
A Home at the End of the WorldA Home at the End of the World (2004)
Dir. Michael Mayer
Feat. Colin Farrell, Robin Wright, Sissy Spacek
A strange dramatic creation from the writer of THE HOURS, concerns an unusual orphan manchild (Farrell) with a desire to make 'everyone happy' who…
New World, TheNew World, The (2006) Recommended
Dir. Terrence Malick
Feat. Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer
An epic naturalist meditation on the European settlement of America from dir. Terrence Malick (DAYS OF HEAVEN), which reveals a thoughtful and at…
Miami ViceMiami Vice (2006)
Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Gong Li
A brooding reprise of the cult 80s cop TV series with uber–stylist Michael Mann (HEAT) ramping up the serious atmospherics in a prolonged…
Ask the DustAsk the Dust (2006)
Dir. Robert Towne
Feat. Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland
Classically seductive romance set in depression–era LA, based on John Fante’s novel, and directed by CHINATOWN scribe Robert Towne, who…
Cassandra's DreamCassandra's Dream (2007)
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, Tom Wilkinson
Woody Allen–directed suspense, rounding out his recent penchant for London–set thrillers, starring Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell as…
In BrugesIn Bruges (2008) Recommended
Dir. Martin McDonagh
Feat. Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes
A smart, jet–black comedy centred on two Irish assassins who are packed off to Bruges, Belgium by their superior after a hit goes horribly…
Pride and GloryPride and Glory (2008)
Dir. Gavin O'Connor
Feat. Colin Farrell, Edward Norton, Jon Voight
A withdrawn, honest Irish cop becomes tangled in a web of betrayal when his brother's drug bust goes savagely wrong and he is ordered to investigate…
Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, TheImaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Andrew Garfield
Firing on all imaginative cylinders, dir. Terry Gilliam delivers what is possibly his magnum opus – an original, mind–bending fantasy…
Crazy HeartCrazy Heart (2009) Recommended
Dir. Scott Cooper
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Keane
In an Oscar–winning turn, Jeff Bridges plays faded country music star Bad Blake, who swaggers from one dive to the next until his friendship…
TriageTriage (2009)
Dir. Danis Tanovic
Feat. Colin Farrell, Paz Vega, Christopher Lee
An absorbing Colin Farrell performance carries this pensive, unexpectedly subdued drama from the director of NO MAN'S LAND. Farrell plays a battered…
OndineOndine (2009)
Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Colin Farrell, Alicia Bachleda, Dervla Kirwan
Lyrical modern fairytale with Colin Farrell, a luckless fisherman living with his ailing daughter, catching a beautiful woman in his nets who may or…
Way Back, TheWay Back, The (2010)
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin Farrell
A small group of multi–national prisoners escape a Siberian Gulag and make their way across five countries on foot in this survivalist epic…
London BoulevardLondon Boulevard (2010)
Dir. William Monahan
Feat. Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley, David Thewlis
An ex–con turned celebrity bodyguard finds himself unwittingly drawn back into London's criminal underworld in this confident directorial debut…
Horrible BossesHorrible Bosses (2011)
Dir. Seth Gordon
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston
Savage workplace comedy about three long–suffering employees (Bateman, Day, Sudeikis) who plot to kill their respective…
Fright NightFright Night (2011)
Dir. Craig Gillespie
Feat. Colin Farrell, Anton Yelchin, David Tennant
Colin Farrell vamps it up in this prosaic remake of the 80's cult horror, with Anton Yelchin the hapless teen convinced his neighbour is a vampire.…
Total RecallTotal Recall (2012)
Dir. Len Wiseman
Feat. Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel
A ramped up version of Philip K. Dick's classic sci–fi short, with Colin Farrell replacing Arnie as the unlucky recipient of a 'virtual…
Seven PsychopathsSeven Psychopaths (2012)
Dir. Martin McDonagh
Feat. Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson
Three Hollywood deadbeats incur the wrath of a violent gangster after kidnapping his beloved shih zhu in this stinging black comedy from IN BRUGES…
Dead Man DownDead Man Down (2013)
Dir. Niels Arden Oplev
Feat. Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Terrence Howard
Dir. Niels Arden Oplev (THE GIRL WITH A DRAGON TATTOO) imports an Eastern European aesthetic into this New York–set gangland revenge thriller,…
EpicEpic (2013)
Dir. Chris Wedge
Feat. Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Beyonce Knowles
Appealing animated adventure centred on a teenager who is transported to a magical forest kingdom where she must help a band of rag–tag…
Saving Mr. BanksSaving Mr. Banks (2013)
Dir. John Lee Hancock
Feat. Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell
Emma Thompson plays P.L. Travers in this showbiz biopic of the Mary Poppins creator's legendary collaboration with Walt Disney. Thompson and Tom…
Winter's TaleWinter's Tale (2014)
Dir. Akiva Goldsman
Feat. Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe
This mythic New York romance centres on an Irish burglar (Farrell) who falls for an aristocrat's dying daughter, and seeks a miracle to save her life.
Miss JulieMiss Julie (2014)
Dir. Liv Ullmann
Feat. Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton
Screen legend Liv Ullman directs this adaptation of August Strindberg's play. Over the course of a midsummer night in Fermanagh in 1890, an unsettled…
True Detective - Season 2 (TV Series)True Detective - Season 2 (TV Series) (2015)
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams
Widely regarded as a disappointing second season of the HBO policier with a streak of "strained seriousness" running through its tale of a bizarre…
Lobster, TheLobster, The (2015) Recommended
Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Feat. Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Léa Seydoux
The director of DOGTOOTH returns with another decidedly offbeat satire. Set in the dystopian near future, single people, are obliged to find a…
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) Recommended
Dir. David Yates
Feat. Eddie Redmayne, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler
This 1920's period fantasy adventure is the first in the HARRY POTTER universe to be adapted for the screen by J. K. Rowling herself. Eddie Redmayne…
Beguiled, TheBeguiled, The (2017) Recommended
Dir. Sofia Coppola
Feat. Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst
This exquisitely designed Southern pot–boiler set during the Civil War within a claustrophobic girls' seminary in Virginia marks a return to…
Killing of a Sacred Deer, TheKilling of a Sacred Deer, The (2017) Recommended
Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Feat. Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan
Colin Farrell returns for the singular director of THE LOBSTER for another round of macabre absurdism, this time cast as a cardiovascular surgeon and…
Roman J. Israel, Esq.Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) Aro Favourite
Dir. Dan Gilroy
Feat. Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo
A superbly written dramatic thriller from the director of NIGHTCRAWLER set within the overburdened Los Angeles criminal court system. Denzel…
WidowsWidows (2018) Recommended
Dir. Steve McQueen
Feat. Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki
A contemporary heist thriller from director Steve McQueen following four windowed women who attempt to pay back the crime boss that their husbands…
DumboDumbo (2019)
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny De Vito
Tim Burton's colourful live–action reboot of the beloved Disney classic set in a travelling circus where a family discovers that a baby…
Gentlemen, TheGentlemen, The (2019) Recommended
Dir. Guy Ritchie
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Colin Farrell
A star–studded "mockney" action–comedy from Guy Ritchie led by Matthew McConaughey as an American marijuana magnate in London whose…
AvaAva (2020)
Dir. Tate Taylor
Feat. Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, Common
Jessica Chastain delivers another full force performance in this otherwise by–the–numbers crime thriller, playing a Bostonian…
Batman, TheBatman, The (2022)
Dir. Matt Reeves
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell
Robert Pattinson is Bruce Wayne in this impressively dark and epic reboot of DC comics' iconic knight in shining latex.
Banshees of Inisherin, TheBanshees of Inisherin, The (2022) Recommended
Dir. Martin McDonagh
Feat. Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

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