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Ballad Of A Small Player: Where Have You Seen The Cast Before

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02.11.2025

Colin Farrell in Ballad Of A Small Player

The changing of the clocks means a readily available drip of movies needs to be present at all times to while away the long nights.

Netflix gets it, and the latest film to arrive on the streaming platform is a twisty psychological thriller about a high stakes gambler - played by Colin Farrell - in Macau “spending his days and nights on the casino floors, drinking heavily and gambling what little money he has left”.

Tilda Swinton is on the case as private investigator and snappy dresser Cynthia Blithe, and as the trailer, stuffed with a moody reinterpretation of disco banger More, More, More, Colin having an angry moment with a lobster, and plenty of flames suggests, it’s a dynamic affair.

To save you an internet wild goose chase, here’s where you might have seen the cast before - all in one place.

1) Colin Farrell

Wherever your tastes lie, chances are you’ll have seen Colin Farrell in one, if not many, things. The Irish actor has been in everything from indie flicks to blockbusters, including: In Bruges, The Lobster, Seven Psychopaths, Horrible Bosses, Widows, The Gentlemen and The Banshees of Inisherin.

Superhero fans may also recognise Colin from his stint as The Penguin in 2022 film The Batman, which he followed up with an acclaimed HBO series reprising the character a couple of years later........

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