Ballad of a Small Player
very strong language, drug misuse, suicide references
Director(s)Edward Berger
Production year2025
Release date17/10/2025
Genre(s)Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Approx. running minutes101m
CastColin Farrell, Fala Chen, Tilda Swinton
Ballad of a Small Player
very strong language, drug misuse, suicide references
In this mystery drama, a conman in a financial bind hides out in Macau, but his past soon starts to catch up with him.
In this mystery drama, a conman in a financial bind hides out in Macau, but his past soon starts to catch up with him.
threat and horror
language
sex
drugs
suicide and self-harm
theme
alcohol and smoking
violence
very strong language, drug misuse, suicide references
Classified Date:
07/10/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Netflix International B.V.
threat and horror
There are scenes of moderate horror, which include supernatural elements of ghostly faces revealing themselves in reflections.
language
There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t'), as well as more frequent use of strong language ('f**k'); milder terms include 'dick', 'bollocks', 'balls', 'ass', 'bugger', 'bastard', 'bloody', 'hell', 'crap', 'screw', 'bullshit' and 'God'.
sex
Brief references are made to the procurement of sex workers.
drugs
A scene depicts opium misuse.
suicide and self-harm
A person’s body is discovered in the aftermath of a suicide; it is bloody, but partially concealed. A person envisions their own suicide and is briefly seen attempting to take their own life. There are further verbal references to suicide.
theme
Scenes include ill people collapsing and vomiting.
alcohol and smoking
Adults are seen drinking alcohol and smoking.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified Date:
16/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Altitude Film Distribution
Classified date07/10/2025
LanguageEnglish
threat and horror
language
sex
drugs
suicide and self-harm
theme
alcohol and smoking
violence
Director(s)Edward Berger
Production year2025
Release date17/10/2025
Genre(s)Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Approx. running minutes101m
CastColin Farrell, Fala Chen, Tilda Swinton
very strong language, drug misuse, suicide references
Classified Date:
07/10/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Netflix International B.V.
threat and horror
There are scenes of moderate horror, which include supernatural elements of ghostly faces revealing themselves in reflections.
language
There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t'), as well as more frequent use of strong language ('f**k'); milder terms include 'dick', 'bollocks', 'balls', 'ass', 'bugger', 'bastard', 'bloody', 'hell', 'crap', 'screw', 'bullshit' and 'God'.
sex
Brief references are made to the procurement of sex workers.
drugs
A scene depicts opium misuse.
suicide and self-harm
A person’s body is discovered in the aftermath of a suicide; it is bloody, but partially concealed. A person envisions their own suicide and is briefly seen attempting to take their own life. There are further verbal references to suicide.
theme
Scenes include ill people collapsing and vomiting.
alcohol and smoking
Adults are seen drinking alcohol and smoking.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified Date:
16/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Altitude Film Distribution
Classified date07/10/2025
LanguageEnglish