Colin Farrell is without a doubt one of the most talented actors in Hollywood and currently, he is displaying the world his talents as Oswald Cobblepot in The Penguin series. However, the only problem is that the episodes release in a weekly manner leaving fans waiting for a complete week. So, here are 5 best movies featuring Colin Farrell movies that you can watch while you wait for new episodes of The Penguin to come out!
1. Widows (2018)
Widows is a 2018 film that revolves around four men dying in an explosion while carrying out a robbery and leaving behind a massive debt for their widowed wives. Even though the four women have nothing in common they come together to finish what their husbands started and clear out the debt left behind by them.
They plan to carry out a heist on Jack Mulligan’s (played by Colin Farrell) house, a young politician and the son of a big-time politician Tom Mulligan. Colin Farrell has a natural talent for portraying morally grey characters who are technically bad but are in constant conflict regarding it and this movie brings out that talent exceptionally well.
2. Minority Report (2002)
After gaining explosive fame with “Tigerland,” Colin Farrell reappeared in the 2002 sci-fi action movie Minority Report where he worked alongside Tom Cruise. This movie was set in the year 2054 and a new technology has been developed by Washington that can detect people who are going to murder someone in the future and unit called the PreCrime unit is dedicated to hunting down these people. This unit is led by Capt. John Anderton (Tom Cruise) who is grieving the murder of his son. However, the PreCrime unit finds out that Anderson is going to commit murder and starts hunting him down while he tries to escape.
Justice Dept. agent Danny Witwer (Colin Farrell) is sent after him and a dynamic and action-packed chase springs into action. The chemistry shared by both actors on screen is insanely natural and if you haven’t watched this Colin Farrell movie yet, it is high time you give it a shot.
3. The Batman (2022)
Colin Farrell made his first appearance as the Penguin or Oswald Cobblepot in Matt Reeves’ The Batman back in 2022. This movie did not have that big of a role for this character but became the base of The Penguin series that is currently running on HBO Max. This series is generating a lot of viewership and has become a favorite for every Batman fan. The Penguin is set in The Batman universe and is going to be merged into The Batman Part 2.
4. In Bruges (2008)
In Bruges is the movie that got Colin Farrell his first Golden Globe award. This movie does not only display just how diverse Colin Farrell is as an actor but also features a gripping and dark comedic storyline. In Bruges revolves around Ray (Colin Farrell) a professional hitman who accidentally killed a child during a hit and is sent to Bruges along with his mentor Ken Daley by his boss Harry to wait for further orders.
However, his mistake is too big to be ignored so Ray’s boss asks Ken to kill him. However, Ken is not able to go through with it, and seeing his failure to carry out orders, Harry himself shows up in Burges leading to a well put of plot and a fun experience for the audience.
5. Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Seven Psychopaths is one of the most fun movies you will ever lay your eyes on and as usual, Colin Farrell is brilliant in this movie. Seven Psychopaths revolves around Marty Farahan (Colin Farrell), a scriptwriter who wants to make it big in the industry. He is currently working on a script he thinks to be worthy of it called “Seven Psychopaths”. However, he is surrounded by people with such tendencies as his best friend Billy who along with his friend kidnaps dogs owned by rich people as soon as they start looking for their pet, Billy shows up with their dog and collects the reward for himself.
Fascinated by this, Marty puts an advertisement in the newspaper calling all psychopaths to share their stories for his script. However, what he does not know is that Billy has kidnapped a violent mafia boss Charlie Costello’s dog and then a hilarious plot unfolds that is slightly twisted and fun at the same time.
Ajith Kumar
