Every Cillian Murphy Movie Ranked Worst To Best

In Disco Pigs, an adaptation of Enda Walsh's play of the same name, Murphy stars as the violent, emotionally scarred Pig, a 17-year-old dreamer obsessed with his only friend, Runt (Elaine Cassidy).

A doomed love story as well as a coming-of-age fable, Disco Pigs is dark and surreal, and Murphy is its emotional engine. As Pig, he's vicious and cruel, selfish and uncertain, and yet behind his volatile behaviour lies a scared child never given a chance. 

It's a difficult role, one few could have played so well, but Murphy has Pig down to a flawless degree - brash, lost, wounded - and the results are remarkable. Even if, it should be said, the film itself can never match what he brings to the table.