Editing Colin Farrell (section)

===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>