Colin Farell (1976-) is an Oscar® nominated Irish actor. He has been appearing in movies since 1997. In the early 2000s, Farrell was the hot new star. Today, he goes from starring in small independent movies to supporting roles in big budget movies. His IMDb page shows over 70 acting credits since 1999. In the table below, Ultimate Movie Rankings ranks his movies in 6 different sortable columns. Television roles, cameos, shorts and straight to DVD movies were not included in the rankings on the table.
Colin Farrell Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
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| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Minority Report (2002) | Tom Cruise & Directed by Steven Spielberg |
132.10 | 284.6 | 772.4 | 17 | 88 | 01 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 2 | The Batman (2022) | Robert Pattinson | 369.30 | 412.1 | 856.4 | 7 | 82 | 03 / 00 | 98.1 | |
| 3 | Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (2016) | Eddie Redmayne & Jon Voight |
234.00 | 338.2 | 1,176.4 | 12 | 76 | 02 / 01 | 97.0 | |
| 4 | Horrible Bosses (2011) | Jason Bateman & Jennifer Aniston |
117.50 | 185.3 | 330.5 | 23 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 6 | Saving Mr. Banks (2013) | Tom Hanks & Emma Thompson |
83.30 | 128.1 | 181.2 | 43 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 5 | S.W.A.T. (2003) | Samuel L. Jackson & Jeremy Renner |
116.90 | 242.4 | 430.6 | 18 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 8 | Epic (2013) Voice Only |
Amanda Seyfried | 107.50 | 165.3 | 412.7 | 31 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 7 | Daredevil (2003) | Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner |
102.50 | 212.6 | 371.4 | 27 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 9 | Crazy Heart (2009) | Jeff Bridges & Maggie Gyllenhaal |
39.50 | 65.8 | 79.0 | 73 | 86 | 03 / 02 | 86.9 | |
| 10 | Dumbo (2019) | Michael Keaton & Danny DeVito |
114.80 | 156.6 | 481.7 | 23 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 11 | The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Nom |
Brendan Gleeson | 10.60 | 11.8 | 53.4 | 70 | 87 | 09 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 12 | Miami Vice (2006) | Jamie Foxx | 63.50 | 120.5 | 311.2 | 43 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 13 | Phone Booth (2002) | Kiefer Sutherland & Forest Whitaker |
46.60 | 100.4 | 210.9 | 53 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 14 | The Gentlemen (2020) | Matthew McConaughey & Hugh Grant |
36.30 | 49.4 | 152.5 | 12 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 15 | The Recruit (2003) | Al Pacino | 52.80 | 109.5 | 209.8 | 55 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 77.8 | |
| 17 | Widows (2018) | Liam Neeson & Colin Farrell |
42.40 | 57.9 | 103.7 | 71 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 76.0 | |
| 16 | The Lobster (2015) | Colin Farrell & Rachel Weisz |
9.10 | 13.5 | 26.5 | 123 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 75.6 | |
| 18 | Thirteen Lives (2022) Prime Video |
Viggo Mortensen & Directed by Ron Howard |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 288 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 19 | Seven Psychopaths (2012) | Sam Rockwell & Woody Harrelson |
15.00 | 23.6 | 30.5 | 121 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 73.5 | |
| 20 | The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) | Nicole Kidman | 2.30 | 3.2 | 8.5 | 159 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 21 | In Bruges (2008) | Brendan Gleeson | 7.80 | 13.6 | 58.1 | 153 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | |
| 22 | Fright Night (2011) | Anton Yelchin & Toni Collette |
18.30 | 28.9 | 64.6 | 123 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 67.1 | |
| 23 | The Beguiled (2017) | Nicole Kidman & Kirsten Dunst |
10.60 | 14.7 | 31.8 | 121 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 66.1 | |
| 26 | Total Recall (2012) | Bryan Cranston | 58.90 | 92.5 | 311.7 | 55 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | |
| 24 | The Way Back (2010) | Jim Sturgess & Ed Harris |
2.70 | 4.3 | 32.2 | 155 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 60.4 | |
| 25 | The War Zone (1999) | Ray Winstone & Tim Roth |
0.30 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 231 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 59.6 | |
| 27 | The New World (2005) | Christian Bale & Christopher Plummer |
12.70 | 24.8 | 59.6 | 139 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 55.2 | |
| 28 | After Yang (2022) Limited Release |
Jodie Turner-Smith | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 272 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 55.2 | |
| 30 | Hart's War (2002) | Bruce Willis & Terrence Howard |
19.10 | 41.1 | 69.6 | 111 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 29 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) | Heath Ledger & Johnny Depp |
7.70 | 12.8 | 103.0 | 150 | 66 | 02 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 31 | Intermission (2003) | Cillian Murphy & Kelly Macdonald |
0.90 | 1.9 | 10.1 | 189 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 52.8 | |
| 32 | Ondine (2009) | Alicja Bachleda | 0.60 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 220 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 52.2 | |
| 33 | Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) | Denzel Washington | 12.00 | 16.7 | 18.2 | 119 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 47.3 | |
| 34 | A Home at the End of the World (2004) | Dallas Roberts & Robin Wright |
1.00 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 204 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 46.3 | |
| 35 | Tigerland (2000) | Matthew Davis | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 249 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 36 | Triage (2009) | Christopher Lee | 0.00 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 378 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.1 | |
| 37 | Veronica Guerin (2003) | Cate Blanchett & Brenda Fricker |
1.60 | 3.3 | 19.6 | 172 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
| 38 | Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) | Christoph Waltz & Kevin Spacey |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 336 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.3 | |
| 39 | Pride and Glory (2008) | Edward Norton & Colin Farrell |
15.70 | 27.4 | 54.2 | 126 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 28.4 | |
| 40 | Alexander (2004) | Anthony Hopkins & Rosario Dawson |
34.30 | 69.0 | 336.8 | 81 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 41 | Cassandra's Dream (2007) | Ewan McGregor & Directed by Woody Allen |
1.00 | 1.8 | 41.2 | 221 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 23.8 | |
| 42 | London Boulevard (2010) | Keira Knightley | 0.10 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 273 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | |
| 43 | Ask the Dust (2006) | Salma Hayek & Donald Sutherland |
0.70 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 240 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.1 | |
| 44 | Dead Man Down (2013) | Noomi Rapace | 10.90 | 16.8 | 27.8 | 127 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 20.6 | |
| 46 | A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) | Margot Robbie | 6.70 | 6.7 | 20.2 | 106 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 19.0 | |
| 45 | Solace (2015) | Anthony Hopkins | 0.10 | 0.1 | 35.0 | 337 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.1 | |
| 47 | American Outlaws (2001) | Ali Larter | 13.30 | 29.5 | 30.3 | 121 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 | |
| 48 | Miss Julie (2014) | Jessica Chastain | 0.10 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 339 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.1 | |
| 49 | Voyagers (2021) | Tye Sheridan | 3.00 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 81 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 8.1 | |
| 50 | Winter's Tale (2014) | Russell Crowe & Will Smith |
12.60 | 19.3 | 47.6 | 134 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 5.2 | |
| 51 | Ava (2020) | Jessica Chastain & John Malkovich |
0.50 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 68 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.7 | |
| 52 | Artemis Fowl (2020) Disney Plus |
Judi Dench | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 161 | 27 | 00 / 00 | 0.5 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Colin Farrell
1. Colin James Farrell was born in Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland, in 1976.
2. Colin Farrell’s dad, Eamon Farrell, was a professional football player for the Shamrock Rovers FC.
3. Henry Thomas’ performance in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) inspired Colin Farrell to try acting.
4. Colin Farrell’s acting idols are Al Pacino, Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Clint Eastwood, James Caan and Marlon Brando.
5. Colin Farrell was able, for the first time, to use his own Irish accent in an American movie in 2003’s Daredevil.
6. Colin Farrell has never been married. He does have two children.
7. Colin Farrell took the role of Percival Graves in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) because he loves the Harry Potter franchise and wanted to be a part of it.
8. Colin Farrell has acted alongside four actors who’ve played the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman: Ben Affleck in 2003’s Daredevil , Val Kilmer in 2004’s Alexander, Christian Bale in 2005’s The New World , and Michael Keaton in 2019’s Dumbo.
9. Colin Farrell won a Best Actor Golden Globe® for 2008’s In Bruges.
10. Check out Colin Farrell’s movie career compared to current and classic stars on our Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time page.
HI STEVE
I don’t have Colin’s southern Irish accent. Up here in Belfast in the North we tend to speak like the evil giants spoke in Jack the Giant Slayer of 2013, or like James Nesbitt speaks in the television series Cold Feet. That kind of accent tends to be quite light “Men of power don’t have to shout.” [The Godfather]
Anyway I’ll catch up with you again within next half hour.
Hey Bob….interesting about how your accent sounds….makes my mental picture of you become even clearer.
Colin Farrell, good subject. I should do a video on him some time this year, along with Christian Bale, Ben Affleck and others of that age and era.
I’ve seen 19 of the 40 films on the chart. Favorites include – In Bruges, Total Recall, Minority Report, Daredevil, Epic and Horrible Bosses.
I still haven’t seen Saving Mr. Banks. Would make a good double bill with Mary Poppins.
I liked the Batman actors trivia. He must be a good actor if he can disguise that thick Irish brogue. I wonder if Bob can? 😉
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve….thanks for checking out our latest page. I think he and the others you mentioned would be good picks for a video. 19 is just under half……but far away from my 37 seen. Not sure how I ended up almost seeing all of his movies….but I have done that. Of your favorites….right there with you on Horrible Bosses, In Bruges and Minority Report. I liked Daredevil, but I loved Farrell’s role in that one. Saving Mr. Banks is a good movie….and a member of our DVD collection…Hanks as Disney is worth the time to see it. I would also recommend Intermission, if you have not seen it yet. Good stuff.
I have been interested in US politics ever since Watergate and understand that the Irish-American vote is a valued demographic in US elections. Indeed some politicians running for president have been keen to claim Irish roots somewhere in the family tree [Richard Nixon may have been one]. Today I gather that Donald Trump’s advisers contain a number of Irish Americans in prominent posts.
It is therefore good to see this site profiling an Irish actor [now residing in the States] though I suppose the charge could be levelled against me, living here in Northern Ireland, that I prove the Biblical stipulation that “A prophet is without honour in his own town,” because I have seen just 6 of Colin’s films in your table. Certainly neither you nor Mr Posters would be likely to boast about ownership of this short list: Minority Report/The Recruit/Phone Booth/Total Recall/Alexander/In Bruges
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However I did much enjoy Colin in them all, especially In Bruges, so I warmly welcome this new page. It helps of course that according to Possibly Interesting Facts 4 above he seems to have excellent s in his own acting idols –“Who needs ya ? Joely Baby!”
Colin is though entitled to the page in his own right as IMDB credits him with 15 acting awards and 56 nominations and his net worth is said to be $30 million. Normally we don’t get much idea of exactly how a celebrity’s quoted wealth has been generated but apparently Colin’s was largely earned from his movie career.
Anyway, Work Horse, I appreciate your for once honouring a fellow countryman of mine instead of another one of Steve’s Limey actor-knights so “Voted Up!” Please have a good weekend and take care.
Hey Bob. Interesting info on Irish voters and their strength in deciding our elections. That and a tally count…I feel very fortunate today. Of the six that you have seen, 5 were starring roles for Farrell. Only Minority Report is a secondary role for him. 4 if those movies did pretty well in our rankings…as they finished 1st, 9th, 14th, 16th…while two did not fare as well….26th and 34th. In some ways, he has never recovered from Alexander…..as his greatest successes since, have been in supporting roles. Glad you enjoyed our shout out to one of Ireland’s sons. Good feedback.
Love Colin Farrell. He is an actor that is getting better with age. So I feel the best is yet to come.
Tigerland
Intermission
In Bruges
Pride and Glory
The Way Back
Horrible Bosses
Seven Psychopaths
Saving Mr Banks
The Lobster
The Killing of A Sacred Deer
https://moviechat.org/nm0268199/Colin-Farrell/5c4521859ed61c0afbf6dc7d/If-he-avoids-the-bigger-budget-films-hes-a-class-actor
Hey Anonymous. I agree with your comment. Thanks for the link to Farrell’s Movie Chat forum…..I have started going there since IMDb’s message board was dropped.
Of the movies you list…seen all of them….Horrible Bosses, Intermission, Saving Mr. Banks and Seven Psychopaths would be in my Top 10 too. As for The Killing Of A Scared Deer…..weird weird movie…..but one that has stuck in my memory. Thanks for stopping by.
Astute readers will notice the table above is our old table. Currently we are having some internet issues with our website provider…..so our database can not talk to the website. So to get this new Colin Farrell page up….we had to create a table like we used to back in the pre-dynamic days. We are efforting to get this issue fixed as soon as possible.
Never mind. Issue got fixed. And fixed by me. I am so proud of myself. Just got through adding all 40 trailers for his movies….plus trivia. Actually seen 37 of these movies. I have not seen American Outlaws, The War Zone or his newest movie Widows. So I have seen 92.50% of his movies…..no idea I had seen so many of his movies.
Top 5 Colin Farrell Movies In My Mind…in ABC Order
Horrible Bosses
In Bruges
Minority Report
Intermission
Saving Mr. Banks