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Ballad of a Small Player

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Cast & Crew

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Edward Berger

Director

Colin Farrell

Lord Doyle

Fala Chen

Dao Ming

Tilda Swinton

Blithe

Deannie Yip

Actor

Alex Jennings

Actor

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Critics Reviews

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Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com From its opening shots, it aggressively and pretentiously shows viewers all its cards, stubbornly unwilling to delve deeper than its attention-starved aesthetic. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 13, 2025 Full Review Kyle Smith Wall Street Journal Mr. Berger and Mr. Farrell adopt an incongruously jaunty tone in a failed attempt to wring laughs out of this abundantly awful man. Sep 11, 2025 Full Review Tim Grierson Screen International Playfully, almost proudly shallow as it feeds off the feverish highs and lows of its addicted protagonist, this neo-noir offers plenty of buzzy delight -- that is, until the story’s pretensions bring down the whole house of cards. Sep 10, 2025 Full Review Derrick Murray NERDBOT once the ominous atmosphere and chaotic gambling framework and high strung bright lights fade, [the film] has no hand left to play. It is at best a fun time spent with Farrell who is really going for it, but at worst it’s peak Netflix fodder... Sep 27, 2025 Full Review Marta Medina mundoCine Edward Berger goes all in on a losing hand that not even Colin Farrell can save. [Full Review in Spanish] Rated: 1.5/5 Sep 27, 2025 Full Review Ricardo Rosado Fotogramas ...Rowan Joffe's script wasn't up to the task, and behind the desperate screams, the glitter of the casinos, and the spiritual festivals, there was nothing but smoke. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 Sep 25, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Ballad of a Small Player

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Movie Info

Director
Edward Berger
Producer
Edward Berger, Mike Goodridge, Matthew James Wilkinson
Screenwriter
Rowan Joffe
Distributor
Netflix
Rating
R
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 15, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 29, 2025
Runtime
1h 41m