Ballad of a Small Player vs Sleeping Dogs
Sleeping Dogs 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 1h 52m. Sleeping Dogs is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ballad of a Small Player
Sleeping Dogs| Ballad of a Small Player | Sleeping Dogs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | Germany | – |
| Director | Edward Berger | Adam Cooper |
| Main cast | Colin Farrell, Jason Tobin, Tilda Swinton, Fala Chen, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang | Tommy Flanagan, Russell Crowe, Karen Gillan, Marton Csokas, Thomas M. Wright |
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.
Sleeping Dogs
Roy Freeman, an ex-homicide detective with a fractured memory, is forced to revisit a case he can't remember. As a man's life hangs in the balance on death row, Freeman must piece together the brutal evidence from a decade-old murder investigation, uncovering a sinister web of buried secrets and betrayals linking to his past. With only instincts to trust, he faces a chilling truth - sometimes, it's best to let sleeping dogs lie.
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