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Ballad of a Small Player is a 2025 British black comedy psychological thriller film directed by Edward Berger from a screenplay by Rowan Joffé, based on the 2014 novel The Ballad of a Small Player by Lawrence Osborne. The film stars Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Deanie Ip, Alex Jennings, and Tilda Swinton.\n

Ballad of a Small Player had its world premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival on 29 August 2025, and was released in select cinemas in the United States on 15 October 2025, and in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2025, before its streaming debut by Netflix on 29 October 2025. The film received mixed reviews from critics, while Farrell's performance received praise.\n

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