Ballad of a Small Player vs In the Line of Fire
In the Line of Fire has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.5/10 for Ballad of a Small Player). Ballad of a Small Player is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 8m. In the Line of Fire is the older of the two (1993 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ballad of a Small Player
In the Line of Fire| Ballad of a Small Player | In the Line of Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 2h 8m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | Germany | United States of America |
| Director | Edward Berger | Wolfgang Petersen |
| Main cast | Colin Farrell, Jason Tobin, Tilda Swinton, Fala Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang | Gary Cole, Dylan McDermott, Gregory Alan Williams, Tobin Bell, Clint Eastwood |
Synopsis
Ballad of a Small Player
Amid the glittering casinos of Macau, a gambler running from his past — and his debts — becomes fascinated by an enigmatic woman at the baccarat table.
In the Line of Fire
Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.
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