Since his breakthrough in 2000, Farrell has been put of some of big films with some major directors.
The Irish actor has shown himself to be a respectable and talented actor.
With only one Golden Globe nomination to his name, this guy has still got to prove and the top 10 that I currently will surely change in the near future.
I have to give a couple of honorable mentions that missed out on my top 10, one is The Lobster. An odd but quite charming comedy drama set in a dystopian future. In a world where you have to be in a couple, single man David goes to The Hotel and must find a partner in 45 days or he will turn into an animal.
Yes, the premise sounds completely bonkers. But it manages to intrigue and invest in the characters that ends with a tense finale. Truly bizarre, but also brilliant at the same time.
The other is The Killing Of A Sacred Deer. Farrell's 2nd collaboration with director Yorgos Lanthimos sees a surgeon befriend a teenage boy, and then things turn sinister.
Like their work with The Lobster, it's strange, but highly captivating.
Out of his 50 films, I have seen 30 of them. I will rank all of the films I have seen, and give a short review for each of my top 10:
30) Miami Vice
29) S.W.A.T.
28) Alexander
27) Daredevil
26) Dead Man Down
25) Dumbo
24) Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
23) The Recruit
22) The Beguiled
21) Roman J. Israel, Esq.
22) The Beguiled
21) Roman J. Israel, Esq.
20) Horrible Bosses
19) Fright Night
18) Total Recall
17) Epic
19) Fright Night
18) Total Recall
17) Epic
16) Voyagers
15) After Yang
14) Veronica Guerin
13) The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
12) The Lobster
11) The Killing Of A Sacred Deer
10) Tigerland - A film that I feel got lost after the release of 'The Thin Red Line'.
This is a war film that sees a group of recruits go through training before going to Vietnam.
Quite a thought-provoking piece with Farrell playing a rebellious recruit who produces the best performance.
9) Seven Psychopaths - Director Martin McDonagh returns after the success of In Bruges with another crime comedy.
It sees a struggling screenwriter becoming involved in the Los Angeles criminal underworld that started with the kidnapping of their beloved Shih Tzu.
Farrell plays the lead as the screenwriter.
8) The Way Back - An entertaining adventure story based on real events on a group Siberian escapees travel thousands of miles to freedom.
It is very well-made and has a great director at the helm in the form of Peter Weir.
A star-studded cast that includes Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess, Mark Strong and Saoirse Ronan.
7) Crazy Heart - Winner of 2 Oscars, this well-told drama about a fading country music is one that I did not expect too like as much as everyone else.
With Jeff Bridges leading the way spectacularly, Farrell plays the supporting role as the a former mentor of Bridge's character that has become successful.
It is an engaging portrait piece.
6) The New World - Anything by Terrence Malick should be observed with an open mind.
With this one, we see his vision of the famous Pocahontas. However, this seems to concentrate to focus and the visiting English lead by Farrell who plays Captain John Smith.
Like with many of Malick's work, it is highly visual.
5) Widows - Steve McQueen's tense crime thriller sees a group of grievened wives fulfill their respective husband's heist.
In a stellar cast, Farrell plays a slimy politician doing everything he can to win an electoral campaign.
4) Minority Report - Farrell's only appearance in a Spielberg feature.
We see him along with lead Tom Cruise as part of a police unit in the future that has the technology to arrest murderers for crimes that have not happened yet.
It is vintage Spielberg with lots of entertainment.
3) Saving Mr. Banks - A wonderful biopic on how the film Mary Poppins got made.
We see Farrell play the father of the Mary Poppins author P.L Travers. It is a massively over-looked performance and for me steals the show for a lot of the film.
2) Phone Booth - On the face of it, this Joel Schumacher thriller looks pretty generic.
But after I first watched, it is a wonderfully gripping ride that shows how much a man can change from one phone call.
Farrell plays the lead as a sleazy publicist who gets the call of his life.
1) In Bruges - Probably the greatest crime comedy of all-time.
When a couple of hit-men do a job wrong, they are told to hide in Bruges and await further orders.
Despite being told to just sight-see, one member of the duo (played by Farrell) gets involved with various citizens of the Belgian town.
The style of comedy is wonderful, it never gets old and has some of the best lines in film history.
13) The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
12) The Lobster
11) The Killing Of A Sacred Deer
This is a war film that sees a group of recruits go through training before going to Vietnam.
Quite a thought-provoking piece with Farrell playing a rebellious recruit who produces the best performance.
It sees a struggling screenwriter becoming involved in the Los Angeles criminal underworld that started with the kidnapping of their beloved Shih Tzu.
Farrell plays the lead as the screenwriter.
It is very well-made and has a great director at the helm in the form of Peter Weir.
A star-studded cast that includes Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess, Mark Strong and Saoirse Ronan.
With Jeff Bridges leading the way spectacularly, Farrell plays the supporting role as the a former mentor of Bridge's character that has become successful.
It is an engaging portrait piece.
With this one, we see his vision of the famous Pocahontas. However, this seems to concentrate to focus and the visiting English lead by Farrell who plays Captain John Smith.
Like with many of Malick's work, it is highly visual.
In a stellar cast, Farrell plays a slimy politician doing everything he can to win an electoral campaign.
We see him along with lead Tom Cruise as part of a police unit in the future that has the technology to arrest murderers for crimes that have not happened yet.
It is vintage Spielberg with lots of entertainment.
We see Farrell play the father of the Mary Poppins author P.L Travers. It is a massively over-looked performance and for me steals the show for a lot of the film.
But after I first watched, it is a wonderfully gripping ride that shows how much a man can change from one phone call.
Farrell plays the lead as a sleazy publicist who gets the call of his life.
When a couple of hit-men do a job wrong, they are told to hide in Bruges and await further orders.
Despite being told to just sight-see, one member of the duo (played by Farrell) gets involved with various citizens of the Belgian town.
The style of comedy is wonderful, it never gets old and has some of the best lines in film history.
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