Editing Colin Farrell (section)

==Career==
===1998–2003: Early career and breakthrough===
Farrell had roles in television shows and films, including ''Ballykissangel'' and ''[[Falling for a Dancer]]'' in 1998 and 1999.<ref name=UKwomen/><ref name="People"/> He made his feature film debut in English actor [[Tim Roth]]'s directorial debut, ''[[The War Zone]]'',<ref name=UKwomen>{{cite web |url=http://www.womenrepublic.co.uk/entertainment/colin_farrell/bio.htm |title=Colin Farrell Biography & Filmography |website=Womenrepublic.co.uk |access-date=25 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113005712/http://www.womenrepublic.co.uk/entertainment/colin_farrell/bio.htm |archive-date=13 January 2011 }}</ref> a drama about [[child sexual abuse]], starring [[Ray Winstone]] and [[Tilda Swinton]] as parents of a girl Farrell's character (Nick) dates.<ref>{{cite web|first=Roger|last=Ebert|authorlink=Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-war-zone-2000|title=The War Zone (2000)|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=14 January 2000|via=[[RogerEbert.com]]|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=19 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819214114/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-war-zone-2000|url-status=live}}</ref> Farrell appeared in ''[[Ordinary Decent Criminal]]'' with [[Kevin Spacey]] and [[Linda Fiorentino]], a film loosely based on the life of [[Martin Cahill]].<ref name=UKwomen/> In 2000, Farrell was cast in the lead role of Private Roland Bozz in ''[[Tigerland]]'', directed by [[Joel Schumacher]].<ref name=UKwomen/> Farrell reportedly got the part on the basis of his charm.<ref name=People/> Emanuel Levy of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said that Farrell "shines as the subversive yet basically decent lad whose cynicism may be the only sane reaction to a situation".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/tigerland-1200464270/ |title=Tigerland |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=14 September 2000 |access-date=25 February 2020 |first=Emanuel |last=Levy |archive-date=26 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226042617/https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/tigerland-1200464270/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Michael Holden of ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote that Farrell was "too much the hero" to fit the classic [[Rebellion|rebel]] archetype properly, but he still delivered a good performance.<ref>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Holden |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/may/26/features2 |title=Trouble shooter |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=25 May 2001 |access-date=6 August 2012 |archive-date=19 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019182129/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/may/26/features2 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Tigerland'' earned $139,500.<ref name=People/>

Farrell's next American films, ''[[American Outlaws (2001 film)|American Outlaws]]'' (2001) and ''[[Hart's War]]'' (2002), were not commercially successful.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=americanoutlaws.htm|title=American Outlaws|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=3 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103030734/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=americanoutlaws.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hartswar.htm|title=Hart's War|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=16 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716124811/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hartswar.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> His 2002–2003 films, including ''[[Phone Booth (film)|Phone Booth]]'', ''[[The Recruit (film)|The Recruit]]'' and ''[[S.W.A.T. (2003 film)|S.W.A.T.]]'' (all thrillers, with the former two his first starring roles),<ref name=Guardian/> were well received by critics and successful at the box office.<ref name=Guardian/> Of ''Phone Booth'', [[Roger Ebert]] wrote that it is "Farrell's to win or lose, since he's onscreen most of the time, and he shows energy and intensity".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/phone-booth-2003|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|via=[[RogerEbert.com]]|title=Phone Booth|first=Roger|last=Ebert|authorlink=Roger Ebert|date=4 April 2003|access-date=25 February 2020|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404093340/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/phone-booth-2003|url-status=live}}</ref> Philip French of ''[[The Guardian]]'' praised Farrell's performance.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/apr/20/philipfrench|work=[[The Guardian]]|title=It's For You ....|first=Philip|last=French|date=20 April 2003|access-date=20 August 2012|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921083019/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/apr/20/philipfrench|url-status=live}}</ref> In ''S.W.A.T.,'' Farrell starred in an ensemble cast including [[Samuel L. Jackson]], [[Michelle Rodriguez]], [[Olivier Martinez]] and [[Jeremy Renner]]; Renner became a friend. Alan Morrison of ''Empire'' wrote, "Farrell can usually be relied upon to bring a spark to the bonfire. That's also true of [this movie]."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/swt-review/|work=Empire|title= S.W.A.T. Review|first=Alan|last=Morrison|access-date=25 February 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055513/http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?DVDID=9938|archive-date=21 September 2013}}</ref> [[Elvis Mitchell]] of the ''[[New York Times]]'' criticised Farrell's accent, writing that he "employ[ed] a wobbly American accent that makes him sound like an international criminal a step ahead of the authorities".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/08/movies/film-review-working-up-a-sweat.html|title=FILM REVIEW; Working Up A S.W.E.A.T.|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=6 August 2012|first=Elvis|last=Mitchell|authorlink=Elvis Mitchell|date=8 August 2003|archive-date=29 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129071633/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/08/movies/film-review-working-up-a-sweat.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Ebert and ''The New York Times''{{'}} [[A.O. Scott]] disagreed on Farrell's effectiveness in ''The Recruit''; Ebert noted Farrell's likability,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-recruit-2003 | title=The Recruit | date=31 January 2003 | newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] | via=[[RogerEbert.com]] | first=Roger | last=Ebert | authorlink=Roger Ebert | access-date=25 February 2020 | archive-date=26 February 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226042619/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-recruit-2003 | url-status=live }}</ref> but Scott felt that Farrell "spends his time in a caffeinated frenzy, trying to maintain his leading-man sang-froid while registering panic, stress and confusion".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/31/movies/film-review-hard-lessons-in-a-devilishly-devious-cia.html|title=FILM REVIEW; Hard Lessons in a Devilishly Devious C.I.A.|date=31 January 2003|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=A. O.|last=Scott|authorlink=A.O. Scott|access-date=25 February 2020|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226043452/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/31/movies/film-review-hard-lessons-in-a-devilishly-devious-cia.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Phone Booth'' earned $46.6&nbsp;million,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/search/?q=Phone%20Booth|title=Box Office results for Phone Booth|publisher=Boxofficemojo|access-date=6 August 2012|archive-date=22 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522025820/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/search/?q=Phone%20Booth|url-status=live}}</ref> ''S.W.A.T.'' $116.9&nbsp;million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0257076/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=FILM REVIEW; Working Up A S.W.E.A.T.|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|date=8 August 2003|access-date=20 August 2012|archive-date=22 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222213353/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0257076/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[The Recruit (film)|The Recruit]]'' $52.8&nbsp;million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0292506/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=The Recruit Box Office results|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=6 August 2012|archive-date=16 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016173707/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0292506/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|url-status=live}}</ref> at the box office.

Farrell's supporting roles include an ambitious [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] agent opposite [[Tom Cruise]] as a "potential criminal" in ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'' (2002),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/406525781|title=Gone Tomorrow|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|first=Michael|last=Sragow|date=21 June 2002|access-date=5 July 2017|archive-date=16 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116132015/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/doc/406525781.html|id={{ProQuest|406525781}} |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Bullseye (Marvel Comics)|Bullseye]], the villain in ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]'' (2003). [[Matt Damon]] was originally offered the ''Minority Report'' role, turning it down to appear in ''[[Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)|Ocean's Eleven]]''.<ref name="Damon">{{cite news |last=Clark |first=Mike |date=3 November 2000 |title=Damon won't report for duty with Spielberg |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |page=E5}}</ref> Farrell said "he had no problem" being the producer's fallback after Damon declined.<ref>{{cite news|title=Farrell Enjoys Second Chances|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HwoyAAAAIBAJ&pg=5852,11214201&dq=colin-farrell+matt-damon+minority-report&hl=en|access-date=14 December 2010|newspaper=[[Lawrence Journal-World]]|date=21 August 2001|agency=[[Associated Press]]|archive-date=21 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121190421/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HwoyAAAAIBAJ&pg=5852,11214201&dq=colin-farrell+matt-damon+minority-report&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Farrell was signed to the role in December 2001, although he was considered for the lead role of Matt Murdock ([[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]) until [[Ben Affleck]] signed.<ref name=Guardian/><ref>{{cite news |first=Tim |last=Swanson |date=5 December 2001 |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/farrell-targets-daredevil-1117856845/ |title=Farrell targets 'Daredevil' |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=25 February 2020 |archive-date=26 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226042618/https://variety.com/2001/film/news/farrell-targets-daredevil-1117856845/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Farrell was encouraged to keep his Irish accent, since this version of Bullseye is from Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |first=Ryan J. |last=Downey |date=6 February 2003 |url=http://www.mtv.com/shared/movies/features/a/affleck_daredevil_feature_030206 |title=Ben Affleck Dares to Dream ''Daredevil'' |work=[[MTV]] |access-date=21 February 2008 |archive-date=26 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826075104/http://www.mtv.com/shared/movies/features/a/affleck_daredevil_feature_030206/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He read [[Frank Miller]]'s Daredevil comics to understand Bullseye "because the expression on the character's faces in the comic books, and just the way they move sometimes, and the exaggerations of the character I'm playing... he's so over-the-top that you do draw from that. But it's not exactly a character you can do [[method acting]] for...you know, running around New York killing people with paper clips".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmTv/features/minorityreport/colin.asp |title=Colin Farrell Interview |website=[[UGO Networks|UGO]] |access-date=22 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216102800/http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmtv/features/minorityreport/colin.asp |archive-date=16 February 2008 }}</ref> In 2003, he was voted sixth World's "Sexiest Man" by ''[[Company (British magazine)|Company]]'' magazine.<ref name="cpm">{{cite web|title=Company's 100 Sexiest Men |work=Company Magazine's 100 Sexiest Men of 2003 |url=http://www.celebritiesworldwide.com/NameInNews.cfm?Year=2004&ContentID=326 |access-date=2 August 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060520140846/http://www.celebritiesworldwide.com/NameInNews.cfm?Year=2004&ContentID=326 |archive-date=20 May 2006}}</ref>

===2003–2008: Career progression===
[[File:ColinFarrell07TIFF.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Farrell looking somewhat confrontational|Farrell at the [[2007 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]

In late 2003 Farrell starred as a criminal who plots a bank robbery with [[Cillian Murphy]] in the dark comedy ''[[Intermission (film)|Intermission]]'', which held the record for highest-grossing Irish [[independent film]] in Irish box-office history for three years.<ref name="RTE press watch">{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0808/presswatch-business.html|title=Loach Film Sets New Money Mark|work=[[RTÉ]]|date=8 August 2006|accessdate=18 July 2007|archive-date=13 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513212042/http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0808/presswatch-business.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004, he appeared in several other independent films receiving limited theatrical release in most countries, including ''[[A Home at the End of the World (film)|A Home at the End of the World]]'' (adapted from [[Michael Cunningham]]'s [[A Home at the End of the World (novel)|novel of the same name]]).<ref name=Guardian/> Roger Ebert praised Farrell, saying that he was "astonishing in the movie, not least because the character is such a departure from everything he has done before".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/a-home-at-the-end-of-the-world-2004|title=A Home at the End of the World|date=30 July 2004|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|via=[[RogerEbert.com]]|first=Roger|last=Ebert|authorlink=Roger Ebert|access-date=25 February 2020|archive-date=17 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417143257/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/a-home-at-the-end-of-the-world-2004|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="eoc">{{cite web | website=Everyonesacritic.com | title=A Home at the End of the World Critic Reviews | url=http://www.everyonesacritic.net/comment.asp?ratingid=253836 | access-date=21 September 2004 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041112182948/http://www.everyonesacritic.net/comment.asp?ratingid=253836 | archive-date=12 November 2004 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Mick LaSalle]] of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' differed, saying that Farrell "is keen on making good...The effort is there, but it's a performance you end up rooting for rather than enjoying, because there's no way to just relax and watch".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Teen-makes-himself-some-families-Farrell-2739511.php|title=Teen Makes Himself Some Families|date=24 July 2004|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|first=Mick|last=LaSalle|authorlink=Mick LaSalle|access-date=3 January 2013|archive-date=26 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026032056/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Teen-makes-himself-some-families-Farrell-2739511.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="tns">{{cite web | title=A Home at the End of the World: Total Gross Revenues | url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2004/HEOTW.php | access-date=1 December 2006 | website=The Numbers | archive-date=25 November 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125142822/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2004/HEOTW.php | url-status=live }}</ref>

Farrell played the title role of [[Alexander the Great]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s 2004 biographical film ''[[Alexander (2004 film)|Alexander]]'', which, while receiving some favourable reviews internationally, was poorly received in the United States.<ref name="mtc">{{cite web | website=Metacritic | title=Alexander Critic Reviews | url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/alexander | access-date=20 April 2020 | archive-date=7 August 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807144214/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/alexander | url-status=live }}</ref> Its portrayal of the conqueror as [[bisexual]] was controversial; the film was criticised by some historians for its treatment of the ancient Persians,<ref name="hnt">{{cite web| work=Hellenicnationalist.blogspot.com| first=Kaveh| last=Farrakh| title=Dr. Kaveh Farrakh – The Alexander Movie: How are Iranians and Greeks portrayed?| url=http://hellenicnationalist.blogspot.com/2004/12/iranian-perspective-on-alexander-movie.html| access-date=9 December 2004| archive-date=21 April 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421223934/http://hellenicnationalist.blogspot.com/2004/12/iranian-perspective-on-alexander-movie.html| url-status=live}}</ref> although others praised it for its accuracy.<ref name=Omaha>{{cite web |url=http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~mreames/Beyond_Renault/review2.html |first=Jean |last=Reames |title='Fire Bringer' – Oliver Stone's ''Alexander'' |website=Myweb.unomaha.edu |access-date=25 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720095552/http://myweb.unomaha.edu/~mreames/Beyond_Renault/review2.html |archive-date=20 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Goodridge |first=Mike |url=http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid14881.asp |title=Why Alexander Won't Meet Oscar|date=24 January 2005 |work=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]] |access-date=25 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051226082631/http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid14881.asp |archive-date=26 December 2005 }}</ref> An ancient history scholar at the [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska]] wrote:
{{blockquote|I would compare [''[[Alexander (2004 film)|Alexander]]''] to ''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]'', in terms of sheer scope, pacing, and its unrelenting focus on a single individual... In many ways, this is a movie for Greek and Alexander 'geeks.' The more one knows, the more one will recognise—the historical accuracy of sets is better than I've seen in some documentaries.<ref name=Omaha/>}}

The film grossed $167&nbsp;million worldwide, just exceeding its budget of $155&nbsp;million.<ref name="bom">{{cite web | publisher=Boxoffice.com | title=Alexander Box Office Gross | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=alexander.htm | access-date=20 April 2020 | archive-date=10 September 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910222839/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=alexander.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>

Farrell's next film was 2005's [[Academy Award]]-nominated ''[[The New World (2005 film)|The New World]]'', his second historical epic.<ref name="TNW">{{cite web | website=[[Box Office Mojo]] | title=The New World Box Office Gross | url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=newworld.htm | access-date=20 April 2020 | archive-date=17 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617072954/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=newworld.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> He played the lead role of [[John Smith (explorer)|Captain John Smith]], the founder of 17th-century colonial [[Jamestown, Virginia]] who falls in love with the Native American princess [[Pocahontas]] ([[Q'Orianka Kilcher]]). Director [[Terrence Malick]] went out of his way to keep Farrell and Kilcher apart until they were filmed together.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yuan |first=Jada |url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/15337/ |title=The Newcomer: Q'orianka Kilcher |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date=18 December 2005 |access-date=10 July 2012 |archive-date=30 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030064113/http://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/15337/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Although it was released in only 811 theatres worldwide and had a relatively low box-office gross,<ref name="yom">{{cite web | work=[[Yahoo! Movies]] | title=The New World Critics Reviews | url=https://movies.yahoo.com/shop | access-date=14 January 2017 | archive-date=28 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328055047/https://movies.yahoo.com/shop/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ycm">{{cite web | website=[[Yahoo!]] | title=The New World: Awards and Nominations | url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808589420/awards | access-date=14 January 2017 | archive-date=4 June 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604024206/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808589420/awards | url-status=live }}</ref> the film received a large number of positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|title=Movie review: The New World|first=Ed|last=Gonzalez|website=[[Slant Magazine]]|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/the-new-world/1884|date=16 December 2005|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=18 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018031321/http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/the-new-world/1884|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rapturous 'New World' casts new light on America's myths|first=Ty|last=Burr|url=http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2006/01/20/rapturous_new_world_casts_new_light_on_americas_myths/|date=20 January 2006|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125175436/http://articles.boston.com/2006-01-20/news/29239434_1_terrence-malick-movie-q-orianka-kilcher-pocahontas-story|archive-date=25 November 2011}}</ref> In one of four reviews in ''The Guardian'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/movie/109640/new.world |title=The New World |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=3 January 2013 |date=21 July 2008 |archive-date=19 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019213420/http://www.theguardian.com/film/movie/109640/new.world |url-status=live }}</ref> John Patterson described it as a "bottomless movie, almost unspeakably beautiful and formally harmonious".<ref>{{cite news|title=The New World: a misunderstood masterpiece?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/dec/10/the-new-world-terrence-malick|first=John|last=Patterson|date=10 December 2009|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=11 December 2016|archive-date=19 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319081549/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/dec/10/the-new-world-terrence-malick|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The New World'' was followed by ''[[Ask the Dust (film)|Ask the Dust]]'', a period romance set in Los Angeles based on a [[John Fante]] novel<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2009/jan/14/john-fante-ask-dust|title=How Ask the Dust nearly missed greatness|first=Rob|last=Woodard|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=14 January 2009|access-date=11 December 2016|archive-date=28 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828083806/https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2009/jan/14/john-fante-ask-dust|url-status=live}}</ref> and co-starring [[Salma Hayek]]. Reviews were mixed; [[Manohla Dargis]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' favourably described Farrell's work,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/10/movies/a-writers-story-of-rage-lust-and-oranges.html|title=MOVIE REVIEW: 'ASK THE DUST' A Writer's Story of Rage, Lust and Oranges|date=10 March 2006|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Manohla|last=Dargis|authorlink=Manohla Dargis|access-date=25 February 2020|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226042711/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/10/movies/a-writers-story-of-rage-lust-and-oranges.html|url-status=live}}</ref> but Peter Bradshaw of ''The Guardian'' found "something a little forced in both lead performances".<ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Bradshaw |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2006/jun/02/5 |title=Ask the Dust |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=2 June 2006 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-date=2 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102094630/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2006/jun/02/5 |url-status=live }}</ref> With a limited theatrical release, it was not a financial success.<ref name="tnc">{{cite web | publisher=Thenumbers.com | title=Ask The Dusk Total Grosses Revenues | url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2006/ADUST.php | access-date=1 December 2006 | archive-date=7 September 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907082517/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2006/ADUST.php | url-status=live }}</ref>

Farrell was more successful in 2006 with his role opposite [[Jamie Foxx]] in [[Michael Mann (film director)|Michael Mann]]'s action crime drama, ''[[Miami Vice (film)|Miami Vice]]''. The film grossed $164&nbsp;million worldwide<ref name="mjb">{{cite web | website=[[Box Office Mojo]] | title=Miami Vice Box Office Revenues | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=miamivice.htm | access-date=20 April 2020 | archive-date=5 February 2005 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050205131014/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=miamivice.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> on a budget of $135&nbsp;million,<ref name=RSmv>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/miami-vice-20060728|title=Miami Vice|last=Travers|first=Peter|authorlink=Peter Travers|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=28 July 2006|access-date=25 August 2017|archive-date=30 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830182229/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/miami-vice-20060728|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Time Out (magazine)|TimeOut New York]]'' ranked it among the top 50 movies of the decade.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/the-tony-top-50-movies-of-the-decade?pageNumber=2|title=The TONY Top 50 Movies of the Decade|work=[[TimeOut New York]]|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028095434/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/the-tony-top-50-movies-of-the-decade?pageNumber=2|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[DVD]], released the same year, also managed to sell over a million copies (equivalent to $7.91 million in [[pirate video|pirated]] versions) in its first week alone,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/interactive/newsStory.php?newsID=2301 |work=The Numbers News |title=10 Million People Purchase Pirate DVDs This Week |access-date=1 January 2009 |date=16 December 2006 |first=C.S. |last=Strowbridge |archive-date=22 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122211451/http://www.the-numbers.com/interactive/newsStory.php?newsID=2301 |url-status=live }}</ref> and, as of 11 February 2007, had grossed over $36.45&nbsp;million in rentals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=homevideo&id=miamivice.htm |title=Miami Vice (2006) - DVD / Home Video Rentals |work=BoxOfficeMojo |access-date=1 January 2009 |archive-date=22 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122205326/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=homevideo&id=miamivice.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> A. O. Scott criticised Farrell's work: "When he's not on screen, you don't miss him, and when he is, you find yourself, before long, looking at someone or something else."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2006/07/28/movies/28vice.html|title=Movie Review: Miami Vice (2006)|last=Scott|first=A.O.|authorlink=A.O. Scott|date=28 July 2006|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=6 February 2017|archive-date=27 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127015727/http://movies.nytimes.com/2006/07/28/movies/28vice.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Conversely, [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' was enthusiastic.<ref name=RSmv/> Farrell also reportedly took a slight pay cut to make friend and recent [[Academy Award|Oscar]] winner Jamie Foxx happy; his salary was initially larger than Foxx's.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/hollywood/2006/07/fleeing_the_scene.html|last=Masters|first=Kim|title=Fleeing the Scene: How Jamie Foxx forced the macho Mann to change the ending of Miami Vice|date=13 July 2006|magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|access-date=21 March 2014|archive-date=21 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121121044123/http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/hollywood/2006/07/fleeing_the_scene.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Farrell appeared in [[Woody Allen]]'s drama ''[[Cassandra's Dream]]'', which premiered in 2007 and was distributed in the US in early 2008. [[Mick LaSalle]] of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' praised Farrell: "Allen is notorious for not giving his actors explicit instructions, and yet somehow this worked wonders for Farrell, who has never seemed so naked, so clear, and so unencumbered as he does here."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Review-Brothers-in-a-bloody-fine-bleedin-mess-3232239.php| title=Review: Brothers in a bloody fine bleedin' mess| date=18 January 2008| work=[[The San Francisco Chronicle]]| first=Mick| last=LaSalle| authorlink=Mick LaSalle| access-date=18 January 2013| archive-date=24 May 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524050903/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Review-Brothers-in-a-bloody-fine-bleedin-mess-3232239.php| url-status=live}}</ref> Manohla Dargis concurred in the ''New York Times'', adding that she thought Farrell was well-matched with co-star [[Ewan McGregor]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/18/movies/18cass.html|title=Movie Review: Cassandra's Dream|last=Dargis|first=Manohla|authorlink=Manohla Dargis|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=18 January 2008|access-date=26 February 2020|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226042830/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/18/movies/18cass.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Farrell's next film, [[Martin McDonagh]]'s first full-length feature, ''[[In Bruges]]'', opened the 2008 [[Sundance Film Festival]]. While ''[[The New Yorker]]'' and ''[[Time Out (magazine)|TimeOut London]]''{{'}}s film critics found co-star [[Brendan Gleeson]]'s performance the stronger of the two,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lane |first=Anthony |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/02/11/strangers#ixzz24r9GJNba |title=The Current Cinema: Strangers |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |date=11 February 2008 |access-date=28 August 2012 |archive-date=3 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803225715/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/02/11/strangers#ixzz24r9GJNba |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hammond |first=Wally |url=https://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/85135/in-bruges.html |title=Film: In Bruges |date=17–23 April 2008 |access-date=28 August 2012 |archive-date=19 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919213230/http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/85135/in-bruges.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Bradshaw of ''The Guardian'' found Farrell (as hitman Ray) to be "absolutely superb: moody and funny, lethally sexy, sometimes heartbreakingly sad and vulnerable like a little boy".<ref>{{cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/apr/18/drama.thriller |title=Culture: Film: In Bruges |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=17 April 2008 |access-date=28 August 2012 |archive-date=19 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019213405/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/apr/18/drama.thriller |url-status=live }}</ref> Farrell won his first [[Golden Globe Award]] for his performance in the film.<ref>{{cite web|title=In Bruges|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/bruges|publisher=[[Golden Globe Awards]]|accessdate=24 June 2023|archive-date=27 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527225633/https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/bruges|url-status=live}}</ref>

Shortly thereafter, he appeared in ''[[Kicking It (film)|Kicking It]]'', a documentary following six homeless men from Kenya, Russia, Afghanistan, Ireland, Spain, and the US as they attempt to qualify for the [[Homeless World Cup]]. Farrell appeared on screen and provided the narration,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.homelessworldcup.org/news/colin-farrell-narrates-kicking-it|title=Colin Farrell Narrates on Kicking It|publisher=Homeless World Cup website|access-date=28 August 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723041626/http://www.homelessworldcup.org/news/colin-farrell-narrates-kicking-it|archive-date=23 July 2012}}</ref> donating his earnings to a homeless shelter in Ireland.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/10/sports/soccer/10soccer.html|title=A World Cup With the Goal of Helping Lives Off the Field|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Jack|last=Bell|date=10 September 2008|access-date=6 February 2017|archive-date=16 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116133344/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/10/sports/soccer/10soccer.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released simultaneously in theatres and on television, airing on [[ESPN2]] in a very short window before its DVD release. Farrell received positive reviews for his involvement in the true story.

Later in 2008, Farrell starred opposite [[Edward Norton]] in ''[[Pride and Glory (film)|Pride and Glory]]'', a police drama directed by [[Gavin O'Connor (filmmaker)|Gavin O'Connor]]. Roger Ebert disliked the film<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pride-and-glory-2008|title=Pride and Glory|date=23 October 2008|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|first=Roger|last=Ebert|authorlink=Roger Ebert|via=[[RogerEbert.com]]|access-date=26 February 2020|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226042616/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pride-and-glory-2008|url-status=live}}</ref> and A. O. Scott said that Farrell "once again indulges his blustery mixture of menace and charm, overdoing both,"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/movies/24prid.html|title=A Band of Loyal Brothers, Not All of Them Honorable|date=23 October 2008|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=A. O.|last=Scott|authorlink=A.O. Scott|access-date=25 February 2020|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226042833/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/movies/24prid.html|url-status=live}}</ref> but Gregory Kirschling of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' liked Farrell's work.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/10/24/pride-and-glory/|title=Pride and Glory|date=24 October 2008|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Gregory|last=Kirschling|access-date=26 February 2020|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226042617/https://ew.com/article/2008/10/24/pride-and-glory/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2009–2021: Established actor===
[[File:Colin Farrell by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Farrell at the 2010 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]]
On 11 January 2009, Farrell won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] for ''In Bruges'', in which he co-starred with Brendan Gleeson. In the same year, he also appeared in [[Terry Gilliam]]'s film ''[[The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus]]'', starring [[Christopher Plummer]] and [[Andrew Garfield]]. Farrell was one of three actors (with [[Johnny Depp]] and [[Jude Law]]), who helped to complete [[Heath Ledger]]'s role when Ledger died before filming ended. They played "Imaginarium" versions of Ledger's character Tony,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/17/terry.gilliam.interview/index.html|title=The making of 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'|website=[[CNN]]|date=18 December 2009|access-date=23 August 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055947/http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/17/terry.gilliam.interview/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> donating their earnings to Ledger's daughter Matilda.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7570056.stm |title=Trio give fees to Ledger's child |work=[[BBC News]] |date=19 August 2008 |access-date=20 September 2013 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061132/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7570056.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Farrell also starred that year in ''[[Triage (film)|Triage]]'', directed by Oscar-winning Bosnian screenwriter and director [[Danis Tanović]], about the life of a war correspondent. He lost 30 pounds for the role.<ref name=VTodd>{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941308/ |title=Triage |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |authorlink=Todd McCarthy |date=4 October 2009 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=20 April 2020 |archive-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418163826/https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/triage-2-1200477064/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Farrell's work was described as "dedicated" by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''{{'}}s [[Todd McCarthy]],<ref name="VTodd" /> and Julian Sancton of [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|''Vanity Fair'']] wrote that the film was "a hell of a lot more insightful than other movies that deal with a similar topic".<ref>{{cite web |first=Julian|last=Sancton|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2009/09/triage-review-should-i-quit-my-job-to-become-a-war-reporter |title=Triage Review: Should I Quit My Job to Become a War Reporter? |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=13 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114142830/http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2009/09/triage-review-should-i-quit-my-job-to-become-a-war-reporter |archive-date=14 January 2013 }}</ref> However, ''Triage'' was not widely distributed due to the marketing challenges posed by its difficult topics (including [[PTSD]]).<ref name="VTodd" /> That year, Farrell played a supporting role (as Tommy Sweet) in ''[[Crazy Heart]]'' with [[Jeff Bridges]].

Another 2009 release was [[Ondine (film)|''Ondine'']], a fantasy-drama directed by [[Neil Jordan]] starring Farrell as a fisherman with a disabled daughter. Shot in the village of [[Castletownbere]] on Ireland's southwest coast, it featured cinematography by longtime [[Wong Kar-wai]] collaborator [[Christopher Doyle]].<ref name=Todd>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/ondine-2-1200476131/ |title=Movie review: Ondine |first=Todd |last=McCarthy |authorlink=Todd McCarthy |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=15 September 2009 |access-date=25 February 2020 |archive-date=26 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226042620/https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/ondine-2-1200476131/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Mary Pols of ''Time'' called the role "tailor-made for Farrell", saying that Farrell gave a "beautifully confident performance".<ref name=Time>{{cite magazine |url=http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1994056,00.html |title=Ondine: A Fish-Out-of-Water Fairytale |first=Mary |last=Pols |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=10 June 2010 |access-date=23 August 2012 |archive-date=2 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902071612/http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1994056,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Todd McCarthy of ''Variety'' singled Farrell out, noting that he worked well as an ensemble actor "graciously allowing [child star Alison Barry] to steal every scene she's in".<ref name=Todd/>

The next year, Farrell starred with [[Keira Knightley]] in the [[Crime fiction|crime]] romance ''[[London Boulevard]]''. The film, American [[William Monahan]]'s debut as director after writing screenplays for ''[[The Departed]]'' and ''[[Body of Lies (film)|Body of Lies]]'', was panned by critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/reviews/review.asp?FID=136066 |title=Reviews: London Boulevard |first=Kim |last=Newman |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=23 August 2012 |archive-date=16 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116192730/http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/review.asp?FID=136066 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Peter Bradshaw]] of the ''Guardian'' wrote that the film "uses up all its energy, wit and ideas in the first 20 or so minutes, before collapsing into a flurry of boring violence".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/nov/25/london-boulevard-review |title=Reviews: London Boulevard |first=Peter |last=Bradshaw |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=25 November 2010 |access-date=23 August 2012 |archive-date=20 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020121030/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/nov/25/london-boulevard-review |url-status=live }}</ref> Leslie Felperin of ''Variety'' described it as "like a fancy, retro-styled pocket watch that someone accidentally broke and tried to reassemble with only a vague idea of clockwork".<ref name=fancy>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/reviews/london-boulevard-1117944118/ |title=Film reviews: London Boulevard |first=Leslie |last=Felperin |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=25 September 2010 |access-date=25 February 2020 |archive-date=7 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607201240/https://variety.com/2010/film/reviews/london-boulevard-1117944118/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Felperin thought the stars' work was frail, with Farrell "mostly taciturn and vacuous."<ref name=fancy/>

[[File:Colin Farrell TIFF 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Farrell at the [[2012 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
Farrell starred in the 2011 comedy ''[[Horrible Bosses]]'', directed by [[Seth Gordon]] with [[Jennifer Aniston]], [[Jason Bateman]], [[Charlie Day]], [[Jason Sudeikis]], [[Kevin Spacey]], and his ''Miami Vice'' co-star [[Jamie Foxx]] also in the cast. The film focuses on a trio of employees who plot to murder their tyrannical bosses.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Ward |first1=Kate |title=Jamie Foxx joins 'Horrible Bosses,' Starz to air 'Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' (Excess Hollywood) |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/05/13/jamie-foxx-horrible-bosses-starz-michael-jackson-this-is-it/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=25 February 2020 |date=13 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520014945/http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/05/13/jamie-foxx-horrible-bosses-starz-michael-jackson-this-is-it/ |archive-date=20 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s Mark Kermode wrote that although the film would have benefited from a tighter script, Farrell and Foxx had juicy roles which they "riff with panache".<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Kermode |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/nov/20/cars-2-horrible-bosses-dvd |title=Mark Kermode's DVD round-up: Cars 2; Horrible Bosses; Zookeeper; The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=3 January 2013 |location=London |date=20 November 2011 |archive-date=20 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020120643/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/nov/20/cars-2-horrible-bosses-dvd |url-status=live }}</ref> Michael Phillips of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that Farrell brought "massive, slobby relish" to his role as Sudeikis' [[cocaine]]-fiend boss.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-jul-08-la-et-horrible-bosses-20110708-66-story.html |title=Movie review: 'Horrible Bosses |date=8 July 2011 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |first=Michael |last=Phillips |access-date=20 April 2020 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306112639/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/08/entertainment/la-et-horrible-bosses-20110708-66 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Later that year, Farrell played the main antagonist in the ''[[Fright Night (2011 film)|Fright Night]]'' remake,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20160 |title=A Casting Shocker: Colin Farrell Vamps Up for 'Fright Night' |date=11 May 2010 |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |access-date=25 January 2011 |archive-date=16 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916072815/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20160 |url-status=live }}</ref> joining [[Anton Yelchin]], [[David Tennant]] and [[Toni Collette]] in the story of a charismatic [[vampire]] who moves next door to a high-school student and his single mother. The film was released by [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]], with [[Craig Gillespie]] (of ''[[Lars and the Real Girl]]'') directing a script by ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' writer [[Marti Noxon]]. Sukhdev Sandhu of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' wrote that Farrell "proves his comedy credentials once more....utterly seductive as the plushly eyebrowed carpenter-cum-bloodsucker",<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/8735574/Fright-Night-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/8735574/Fright-Night-review.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |title=Fright Night, review |first=Sukhdev |last=Sandhu |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=1 September 2011 |access-date=23 August 2012 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> while ''The New York Times''{{'}} A.O. Scott thought that Farrell played his role with "a wink and a snarl and a feline purr".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/19/movies/fright-night-directed-by-craig-gillespie-review.html |title=Those Good, Old Vampires and Now They're in 3D |first=A.O. |last=Scott |authorlink=A.O. Scott |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=18 August 2011 |access-date=23 August 2012 |archive-date=7 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907082453/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/19/movies/fright-night-directed-by-craig-gillespie-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Logan Hill of [[New York (magazine)|''New York'' magazine]], on the other hand, was confused by Farrell's performance: "Sure, [it] may not make much sense, but neither do centuries-old vampires living in Nevadan subdivisions. So he goes for it."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nymag.com/listings/movie/fright-night02/ |title=Review: Fright Night |first=Logan |last=Hill |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |access-date=23 August 2012 |archive-date=30 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030203010/http://nymag.com/listings/movie/fright-night02/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Farrell starred with [[Kate Beckinsale]] in [[Columbia Pictures]]' ''[[Total Recall (2012 film)|Total Recall]]'', a 2012 remake of the [[Total Recall (1990 film)|1990 film]], playing the role originally played by [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]. It was filmed from May to September 2011 in Toronto and directed by [[Len Wiseman]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Scott |last=Collura |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/11/15/colin-farrells-total-recall |title=Colin Farrell's Total Recall |work=[[IGN]] |date=15 November 2010 |access-date=25 February 2020 |archive-date=26 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226042617/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/11/15/colin-farrells-total-recall |url-status=live }}</ref> Co-star [[Jessica Biel]] appreciated Farrell's skills, calling him "surprising and exciting. He just has the ability to be trying different things all the time."<ref name=Details3>{{cite news |url=http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/cover-stars/201211/colin-farrell-seven-psychopaths?currentPage=3 |title=The Blood, Sweat, and Tears of Colin Farrell |work=[[Details (magazine)|Details]] |access-date=23 August 2013 |archive-date=19 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019143410/http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/cover-stars/201211/colin-farrell-seven-psychopaths?currentPage=3 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Roger Ebert and ''The New York Times'' said that although they believed Farrell the better actor, Schwarzenegger in the original was "more of a movie presence and better suited for the role".<ref name="Roger Ebert on Total Recall">{{cite news |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/total-recall-2012 |title=Total Recall |first=Roger |last=Ebert |authorlink=Roger Ebert |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |via=[[RogerEbert.com]] |date=1 August 2012 |access-date=25 February 2020 |archive-date=16 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716223413/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/total-recall-2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/03/movies/movie-review-total-recall-with-colin-farrell.html |title=Even in the Future, It's Not Paranoia if They're Out to Get You |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2 August 2012 |access-date=25 February 2012 |first=A. O. |last=Scott |authorlink=A.O. Scott |archive-date=6 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806010727/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/03/movies/movie-review-total-recall-with-colin-farrell.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Farrell's second film with [[Martin McDonagh]], ''[[Seven Psychopaths]]'', premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] and was released in October 2012. He starred as creatively blocked writer Marty in a [[black comedy]] with [[Sam Rockwell]], [[Woody Harrelson]], and [[Christopher Walken]]. The film broke even at the box office,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sevenpsychopaths.htm |title=Seven Psychopaths (2012) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=20 April 2020 |archive-date=17 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317035757/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sevenpsychopaths.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> with generally good reviews, including David Rooney of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' writing that Farrell "serves as an excellent foil for Rockwell" and he "is in subdued mode... his performance largely defined by the endless expressivity of his eyebrows."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/seven-psychopaths/review/369669 |title=Seven Psychopaths: Toronto Review |last=Rooney |first=David |date=11 September 2012 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=20 April 2020 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017073237/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/seven-psychopaths/review/369669 |url-status=live }}</ref> That month, Farrell appeared on the cover of the magazine ''[[Details (magazine)|Details]]''.<ref name=Details>{{cite web|url=http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/cover-stars/201211/colin-farrell-seven-psychopaths|title=The Blood, Sweat, and Tears of Colin Farrell|work=[[Details (magazine)|Details]]|access-date=7 August 2013|archive-date=3 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903193059/http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/cover-stars/201211/colin-farrell-seven-psychopaths|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In March 2013, Farrell starred in ''Dead Man Down'', a thriller directed by [[Niels Arden Oplev]], appearing alongside [[Terrence Howard]] for the first time since ''Hart's War'' 10 years earlier. [[Noomi Rapace]], star of Oplev's ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009 film)|The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo]]'', starred as a facially scarred woman who blackmails Farrell's character into killing the man who disfigured her in a car crash.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2101341/|title=Dead Man Down, 2013|website=Internet Movie Database|access-date=30 June 2018|archive-date=3 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803144448/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2101341/|url-status=live}}</ref> Reviews were mixed, with ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine calling the film "a pleasingly intricate double (or is it triple?) revenge plot anchored by excellent acting" and ''The Hollywood Reporter'' saying that "[J.H.] Wyman's script and the measured pace don't lend themselves to the necessary escalating tension that would have resulted in a more rewarding climax."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/dead-man-down/review/425739 |title=Dead Man Down (2013) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Michael |last=Rechtshaffen |access-date=20 April 2020 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017073237/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/dead-man-down/review/425739 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The New York Times''{{'}} Manohla Dargis called the film a failure, but said of Farrell that "his sensitive, hardworking eyebrows help keep it from becoming a full-bore lampoon."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/08/movies/dead-man-down-starring-colin-farrell-and-noomi-rapace.html |last=Dargis |first=Manohla |authorlink=Manohla Dargis |title=Dehumanized Souls Packing Noir Weapons |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=7 March 2013 |access-date=26 February 2020 |archive-date=26 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226042835/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/08/movies/dead-man-down-starring-colin-farrell-and-noomi-rapace.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Joe Neumaier of the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' also disliked the film, writing that it contained "a lot to roll your eyes over" and that Farrell was "as stoic as a statue".<ref>{{cite news |first=Joe |last=Neumaier |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/movie-review-dead-man-article-1.1282100 |title=Movie review: Dead Man Down |work=[[New York Daily News]] |date=7 March 2013 |access-date=5 August 2013 |archive-date=4 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704095757/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/movie-review-dead-man-article-1.1282100 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2014, Farrell starred in a film adaptation of [[Mark Helprin]]'s ''[[Winter's Tale (film)|Winter's Tale]]''. The film was written and directed by [[Akiva Goldsman]] and based on Helprin's [[Winter's Tale (novel)|1983 novel]], and co-starred [[Jessica Brown Findlay]], [[Jennifer Connelly]], [[Russell Crowe]], and [[Will Smith]]. Farrell won the lead role over younger actors [[Garrett Hedlund]], [[Tom Hiddleston]] and [[Aaron Taylor-Johnson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/colin-farrell-offered-lead-in-akiva-goldsmans-winters-tale-opposite-downton-abbey-star-jessica-brown-findlay-20120426 |title=Colin Farrell Offered Lead in Akiva Goldsman's 'Winter's Tale' Opposite 'Downton Abbey' Star Jessica Brown-Findlay |work=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=23 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805231025/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/colin-farrell-offered-lead-in-akiva-goldsmans-winters-tale-opposite-downton-abbey-star-jessica-brown-findlay-20120426 |archive-date=5 August 2013 |url-status=dead|first1=Kevin|last1=Jagernauth}}</ref> Although the film generally received negative reviews,<ref name=vvS/> writers such as ''[[The Village Voice]]''{{'}}s Stephanie Zacharek had nothing but praise for Farrell. She described him as "an extraordinary appealing actor" who "has always made a terrific bad boy, but ... seems to be settling into some very serious, responsible-adult roles."<ref name=vvS>{{cite news|first=Stephanie|last=Zacharek|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2014-02-12/film/winter-s-tale/|title=Winter's Tale Is Pretty and not Much Else|date=11 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|access-date=21 March 2014|archive-date=22 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322001006/http://www.villagevoice.com/2014-02-12/film/winter-s-tale/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mick LaSalle]] of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' agreed, writing that Farrell "holds the movie together" and is part of "the most beautiful [love scene] so far of 2014."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Winter-s-Tale-review-A-different-type-of-tale-5232144.php |title='Winter's Tale' review: A different type of tale, but what? |date=13 February 2014 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |first=Mick |last=LaSalle |authorlink=Mick LaSalle |access-date=21 March 2014 |archive-date=22 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322013419/http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Winter-s-Tale-review-A-different-type-of-tale-5232144.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Colin Farrell by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Farrell at the 2016 [[San Diego Comic Con]]]]

His role as [[P. L. Travers]]' alcoholic father in ''[[Saving Mr. Banks]]'' received contrasting reviews, with Scott Foundras of ''Variety'' calling it "excellent"<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Scott |last=Foundas |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-saving-mr-banks-1200745274/ |title=Film Review: 'Saving Mr. Banks' |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=20 October 2013 |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=28 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228080423/http://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-saving-mr-banks-1200745274/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Leslie Felperin of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' deeming it "his best work in some time";<ref>{{cite web |first=Leslie |last=Felperin |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/saving-mr-banks/review/649638 |title=Saving Mr. Banks: London Review |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=20 October 2013 |access-date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017073237/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/saving-mr-banks/review/649638 |url-status=live }}</ref> conversely, Peter Bradshaw of ''The Guardian'' described his performance as "bland" and "uninspired",<ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Bradshaw |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/oct/20/saving-mr-banks-review |title=Saving Mr Banks: London film festival – first look review |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=20 October 2013 |access-date=11 December 2016 |archive-date=1 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301221740/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/oct/20/saving-mr-banks-review |url-status=live }}</ref> while Robbie Collin of ''The Daily Telegraph'' found Farrell miscast in the role.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/10375018/Saving-Mr-Banks-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/10375018/Saving-Mr-Banks-review.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription  |title=Saving Mr. Banks, Review |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=28 November 2013 |first=Robbie |last=Collin}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Farrell starred in [[Liv Ullmann]]'s adaptation of [[August Strindberg]]'s ''[[Miss Julie (2014 film)|Miss Julie]]'' opposite [[Jessica Chastain]] and [[Samantha Morton]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/casting-watch-chastain-in-ullmans-miss-julie |title=Casting Watch: Chastain Is 'Miss Julie' with Liv Ullmann at the Helm, Farrell and Morton to Co-Star |work=[[IndieWire]] |date=31 January 2013 |access-date=4 August 2013 |archive-date=4 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204000034/http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/casting-watch-chastain-in-ullmans-miss-julie |url-status=live }}</ref> His turn as John, the serving man to Chastain's character's father, was described by [[Stephen Holden]] of ''The New York Times'' as the "strongest" of the three performances, though Ullmann's direction was deemed too flat by most reviewers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/05/movies/miss-julie-stars-jessica-chastain-and-colin-farrell.html|title=Movies: Class Warfare at the Most Intimate Level|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=4 December 2014|first=Stephen|last=Holden|authorlink=Stephen Holden|access-date=6 February 2017|archive-date=14 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314085437/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/05/movies/miss-julie-stars-jessica-chastain-and-colin-farrell.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Farrell starred in the second season of the TV series ''[[True Detective]]'' as Ray Velcoro, alongside [[Vince Vaughn]], [[Taylor Kitsch]], and [[Rachel McAdams]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/11/24/true-detective-cast/|title='True Detective' confirms 3 more cast members|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=James|last=Hibberd|date=24 November 2014|access-date=25 February 2020|archive-date=23 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323155949/https://ew.com/article/2014/11/24/true-detective-cast/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/colin-farrell-talks-about-ray-velcoro-and-true-detective/|title= Colin Farrell talks True Detective|website= [[Seattle Times]]|date= July 2015|accessdate= 20 October 2022|archive-date= 20 October 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221020202616/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/colin-farrell-talks-about-ray-velcoro-and-true-detective/|url-status= live}}</ref> The first two episodes were directed by [[Justin Lin]].<ref name="Season 2">{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/09/23/true-detective-season-2-vince-vaughan-colin-farrell/ |title=HBO confirms 'True Detective' season 2 cast: Vince Vaughn, Colin Farrell to star |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=James |last=Hibberd |date=23 September 2014 |access-date=25 February 2020 |archive-date=23 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323160006/https://ew.com/article/2014/09/23/true-detective-season-2-vince-vaughan-colin-farrell/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He worked with a dialect coach to adopt a nonstandard Californian accent for his character, which he found challenging.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/videos/a36654/colin-farrell-true-detective-kimmel/|title=Colin Farrell Explains the Difficulty of Playing American on True Detective|last=Schrodt|first=Paul|date=24 July 2015|work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=28 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728202947/http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/videos/a36654/colin-farrell-true-detective-kimmel/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Farrell starred in ''[[The Lobster]]'', a romantic science fiction thriller which was released in 2015 and directed by Greek director [[Yorgos Lanthimos]] in his English-language debut. Its script was awarded the ARTE International Prize for Best CineMart 2013 Project at the 42nd [[Rotterdam International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lanthimos Wins Rotterdam's CineMart Prize|url=http://eu.greekreporter.com/2013/02/01/lanthimos-wins-rotterdams-cinemart-prize/|work=Greek Reporter|date=1 February 2013|access-date=4 February 2014|last1=Onti|first1=Nicky Mariam|archive-date=19 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119090824/https://eu.greekreporter.com/2013/02/01/lanthimos-wins-rotterdams-cinemart-prize/|url-status=live}}</ref> Set in a [[dystopian]] near-future in which finding a partner is a matter of life and death, the film tells an unconventional love story. The film also stars [[Rachel Weisz]], [[Ben Whishaw]], [[Olivia Colman]], [[Léa Seydoux]], and [[John C. Reilly]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz to Star in Yorgos Lanthimos' 'The Lobster'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/colin-farrell-rachel-weisz-to-star-in-the-lobster-1201083986/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=3 February 2014|access-date=9 January 2015|first=Leo|last=Barraclough|archive-date=17 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917175331/https://variety.com/2014/film/news/colin-farrell-rachel-weisz-to-star-in-the-lobster-1201083986/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, Farrell starred in the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' spin-off film ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''; a traced version of a licensed promotional photo of Farrell from the film was subsequently used for the character Nefarian Serpine on the tenth anniversary cover of 2007's ''[[Skulduggery Pleasant (novel)|Skulduggery Pleasant]]'', the first book in the [[Skulduggery Pleasant|series of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Lovett |first=Jamie |url=https://comicbook.com/2015/08/05/colin-farrell-cast-in-harry-potter-spinoff-fantastic-beasts-and-/ |title=Colin Farrell Cast In Harry Potter Spinoff Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them |publisher=Comicbook.com |date=13 August 2015 |access-date=17 August 2015 |archive-date=18 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818113101/http://comicbook.com/2015/08/05/colin-farrell-cast-in-harry-potter-spinoff-fantastic-beasts-and-/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>''[[Skulduggery Pleasant (novel)|Skulduggery Pleasant: 10th Anniversary Edition]]'' by [[Derek Landy]], [[Wiktionary:circa|circa]] October 2016.</ref> In 2017, he had leading roles in the films ''[[The Beguiled (2017 film)|The Beguiled]]'', ''[[The Killing of a Sacred Deer]]'', and ''[[Roman J. Israel, Esq.]]'' In 2018, he co-starred in [[Steve McQueen (director)|Steve McQueen]]'s thriller ''[[Widows (2018 film)|Widows]]'', and then starred in [[Tim Burton]]'s 2019 live-action fantasy ''[[Dumbo (2019 film)|Dumbo]]''.

=== 2022–present ===
In 2022, Farrell co-starred in the film ''[[Thirteen Lives]]'', which chronicles the 2018 [[Tham Luang cave rescue]] of a Thai boys' soccer team that was trapped 2.5 miles inside the cave for eighteen days as a result of a flash-flood. The British cave divers [[Rick Stanton]] and [[John Volanthen]] participated in the rescue operation and retrieved the boys. During this production, Farrell and the other cast members did their own stunts and diving. In an interview about the film, Farrell admitted to suffering significant anxiety from the underwater work.<ref name="Thirteen lives">{{Cite web |last=Burton |first=Carson |date=29 July 2022 |title=Colin Farrell Suffered Several 'Anxiety Attacks' While Filming Underwater for 'Thirteen Lives' |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/thirteen-lives-cast-recall-underwater-shoots-1235328998/ |website=Variety |language=en-US |access-date=29 July 2022 |archive-date=29 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729184512/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/thirteen-lives-cast-recall-underwater-shoots-1235328998/ |url-status=live}}</ref> He portrayed [[Penguin (character)|Oswald "Oz" Cobb / Penguin]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilding |first=Josh |date=16 September 2024 |title=The Penguin Producer Addresses Controversial Decision To Change Title Villain's Name To "Oz Cobb" |url=https://comicbookmovie.com/batman/the-batman/the-penguin-producer-addresses-controversial-decision-to-change-title-villains-name-to-oz-cobb-a213170 |website=Comic Book Movie |language=en-US |access-date=17 September 2024 |archive-date=20 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920220709/https://comicbookmovie.com/batman/the-batman/the-penguin-producer-addresses-controversial-decision-to-change-title-villains-name-to-oz-cobb-a213170 |url-status=live}}</ref> in [[Matt Reeves]]' 2022 film ''[[The Batman (film)|The Batman]]''. He continued to portray the character in a spin-off solo series ''[[The Penguin (TV series)|The Penguin]]'' on [[HBO]] in 2024 with his performance earning critical praise and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=6 December 2021 |title=Colin Farrell to Reprise Penguin Role in 'The Batman' Spinoff Series for HBO Max (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/colin-farrell-pengui-the-batman-spinoff-series-hbo-max-1235127412/ |work=Variety |access-date=14 December 2021 |archive-date=6 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206214739/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/colin-farrell-pengui-the-batman-spinoff-series-hbo-max-1235127412/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mangan |first1=Lucy |date=20 September 2024 |title=The Penguin review – Colin Farrell deserves all the awards for this powerful Batman spinoff |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/sep/20/the-penguin-review-colin-farrell-deserves-all-the-awards-for-this-powerful-batman-spinoff |website=The Guardian |language=en-GB |access-date=24 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=6 January 2025 |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0105/1489212-golden-globes-winners-nominees/ |title=Colin Farrell among Golden Globe winners for the third time |publisher=RTÉ News |access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref> Farrell will reprise the role in ''The Batman Part II'' (2027).<ref>{{cite web |last=Gach |first=Ethan |date=11 November 2024 |title=Colin Farrell Talks About Penguin's Role In The Batman Part II |url=https://kotaku.com/penguin-hbo-season-2-batman-part-2-colin-farrell-1851695078 |website=Kotaku |language=en-US |access-date=24 December 2024}}</ref>

Also in 2022, Farrell reunited with Martin McDonagh and Brendan Gleeson for ''[[The Banshees of Inisherin]]'', which earned Farrell a [[Volpi Cup for Best Actor]] from the [[79th Venice Film Festival]] and a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe]], as well as a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Colin Farrell |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/colin-farrell |website=Golden Globes |language=en-US |access-date=12 January 2023 |archive-date=13 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113052809/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/colin-farrell |url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2024, it was reported that Farrell would star alongside [[Margot Robbie]] in [[Kogonada]]'s film ''[[A Big Bold Beautiful Journey]].''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=7 February 2024 |title=Margot Robbie & Colin Farrell To Star In 'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey' For Imperative Entertainment And 'After Yang' Director Kogonada |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/margot-robbie-colin-farrell-big-bold-beautiful-journey-kogonada-1235818001/ |access-date=7 February 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=7 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207213543/https://deadline.com/2024/02/margot-robbie-colin-farrell-big-bold-beautiful-journey-kogonada-1235818001/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Filming began in April that year.

In March 2025, it was announced that Farrell was in talks to star in a film based on ''[[Sgt. Rock]]'' for Warner Bros. and [[DC Studios]] as part of their [[DC Universe (franchise)|DC Universe]] franchise. The film is being directed by [[Luca Guadagnino]] and written by [[Justin Kuritzkes]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2025-03-17 |title=Colin Farrell in Talks to Star in 'Sgt. Rock' for DC Studios |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/colin-farrell-in-talks-to-star-in-sgt-rock-1236164958/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>