Christian Bale
Actor
- Empire of the Sun (1987)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson…
- A much–admired Spielberg epic in which a young boy witnesses the Japanese invasion of China in WWII. Based on the memoirs of sci–fi…
- A Murder of Quality (1991)
- Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Denholm Elliott, Glenda Jackson, Joss Ackland…
- Tele–movie based on the novel by John le Carré, who also served here as screenwriter, following the fictional character George Smiley…
- Newsies (1992)
- Dir. Kenny Ortega
Feat. Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Ann-Margret…
- Disney musical based loosely on the 1899 New York City Newsboys' strike, in which the young newspaper hawkers of the city rose up to demand fair…
- Swing Kids (1993)
- Dir. Thomas Carter
Feat. Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley
- Affecting drama about the young sub–culture of pre–war Germany, who traded Nazi–ism for American jazz culture. A rare insight into…
- Little Women (1994)
- Dir. Gillian Armstrong
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder, Claire Danes…
- Impeccable version of Louisa May Alcott's classic of American girlhood updates the warm–hearted saga of four sisters and their…
- Prince of Jutland (Prince of Denmark) (1994)
- Dir. Gabriel Axel
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren, Christian Bale…
- Retelling of the historical episode on which Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' was based, where a Danish prince feigns madness to avoid being murdered by his…
- Secret Agent, The (1996)
- Dir. Christopher Hampton
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Gerard Depardieu, Patricia Arquette…
- Faithful period adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1907 novel concerning political intrigues in Edwardian London. Russian spy Bob Hoskins is ordered out…
- Jesus (Mary, Mother of Jesus) (1999)
- Dir. Kevin Connor
Feat. Christian Bale, Geraldine Chaplin, Hywel Bennett
- Telemovie depiction of the Christ story through the eyes of Mary, that features sincere performances all round, especially from Bale. Despite being…
- American Psycho (2000)
- Dir. Mary Harron
Feat. Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto…
- Mercifully sanitised adaptation of Brett Easton Ellis' controversial novel, that wallowed in the depraved mind/antics of a homicidal Wall Street…
- Shaft (2000)
- Dir. John Singleton
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Roundtree, Toni Collette…
- Despite the excellent pedigree of those involved – Samuel L Jackson, Richard Roundtree, dir. John Singleton, Toni Collette – this revival…
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
- Dir. John Madden
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Christian Bale, Nicolas Cage…
- A melodiously played costume–drama, that unfolds on the Greek island of Cephalonia during WWII.
Occupation by Italian and later German…
- Reign of Fire (2002)
- Dir. Rob Bowman
Feat. Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey
- Fire–breathing dragons are woken from their millennial slumbers by repairmen in the London Underground, and begin laying waste to the earth in…
- Laurel Canyon (2002)
- Dir. Lisa Cholodenko
Feat. Frances McDormand, Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale…
- Dropping in on the LA music scene, the writer–director of HIGH ART returns to her pet theme of conservatism yielding to a bohemianism, but…
- Equilibrium (2003)
- Dir. Kurt Wimmer
Feat. Christian Bale, Taye Diggs, Emily Watson
- Modest, but intelligent sci–fi thriller, where a policeman misses his daily dose of emotion–lowering drug Prozium and realises the…
- Machinist, The (2004)
- Dir. Brad Anderson
Feat. Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Ironside
- A mind–twisting thriller in the industrial–gothic mould, this might at times feel like an off–cut from the David…
- Batman Begins (2005)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman…
- Angular and grim prequel explores the origins of brooding superhero Batman, here played by Christian Bale, from the childhood trauma of millionaire…
- Harsh Times (2005)
- Dir. David Ayer
Feat. Christian Bale, Freddy Rodríguez, Eva Longoria
- An urban masculine tale of crime, violence and staunch brotherhood in seedy South Central L.A., this is raw yet highly implicative about wasted male…
- New World, The (2006)
- Dir. Terrence Malick
Feat. Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer…
- An epic naturalist meditation on the European settlement of America from dir. Terrence Malick (DAYS OF HEAVEN), which reveals a thoughtful and at…
- Prestige, The (2006)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson…
- Another astounding feat of storytelling from the dir. of MEMENTO that spins a constantly intriguing yarn of two rival magicians who engage in a…
- Rescue Dawn (2006)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies
- In dramatizing the unforgettable true story of Dieter Dengler – heroic subject matter of doco LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO FLY – Werner Herzog…
- 3:10 To Yuma (2007)
- Dir. James Mangold
Feat. Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster…
- Rugged and authentic remake of the '57 western, about a desperate, cash–strapped rancher escorting a notorious outlaw to Yuma via locomotive…
- I'm Not There (2007)
- Dir. Todd Haynes
Feat. Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger…
- Arthouse maestro Todd Haynes directs this deliciously cinematic, kaleidoscopic musing on the life of Bob Dylan, with six different actors portraying…
- Batman: The Dark Knight (2008)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart…
- Christopher Nolan’s follow–up to BATMAN BEGINS pitches Christian Bale’s Batman against Heath Ledger’s lunatic Joker, propelling this…
- Public Enemies (2009)
- Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Christian Bale…
- Michael Mann transposes the cops–and–robbers psychology of HEAT to depression–era America in this ambitious, if at times inadequate…
- Terminator Salvation (2009)
- Dir. McG
Feat. Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood…
- Po–faced fourth installment in the TERMINATOR franchise sees a grizzly John Connor (Bale) lead the resistance against SKYNET and its army of…
- Fighter, The (2010)
- Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams…
- Mark Wahlberg comes out swinging in this tough–talking boxing chronicle of Irish–American slugger Micky Ward, who transforms his ailing…
- Flowers of War, The (2011)
- Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Paul Schneider
- Dir. Zhang Yimou tackles the Nanking massacre with equal parts grim realism and stylish melodrama – befitting of a lavish wartime epic, less so…
- Batman: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy…
- Christopher Nolan directs with bombast and brilliance this long–awaited finale to the "Dark Knight" trilogy, in which Christian Bale's aging…
- Out of the Furnace (2013)
- Dir. Scott Cooper
Feat. Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson…
- Christian Bale plays a destitute ex–con whose resolve to cut ties with his past is tested when his brother falls in with a notorious group of…
- American Hustle (2013)
- Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams…
- David O. Russell directs a full–house of acting talent in this wild crime drama about a FBI agent and con man collaborating to sting corrupt…
- Exodus - Gods and Kings (2014)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro…
- Ridley Scott directs this biblical epic in which a defiant Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses and sets 600,000 slaves on a monumental…
- Knight of Cups (2015)
- Dir. Terrence Malick
Feat. Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman…
- Terrence Malick's enigmatic ode to existential despair features Christian Bale as a screenwriter living in LA trying to make sense of the strange…
- Big Short, The (2015)
- Dir. Adam McKay
Feat. Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling…
- A nimble and pointed comedy with a serious agenda about four denizens in the world of high–finance who predict the credit and housing bubble…
- Promise, The (2016)
- Dir. Terry George
Feat. Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian Bale…
- From the director of HOTEL RWANDA, this historical drama set in the final years of the Ottoman Empire follows an Armenian student caught up in a love…
- Hostiles (2017)
- Dir. Scott Cooper
Feat. Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi…
- Slow–burning western set in 1892, when a legendary Army Captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous…
- Vice (2018)
- Dir. Adam McKay
Feat. Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell…
- Christian Bale provides another stunningly transformative performance, playing the insidious and power hungry Dick Cheney, Vice President to George…
- Ford v Ferrari (Le Mans '66) (2019)
- Dir. James Mangold
Feat. Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal…
- Handsomely–mounted standard issue Hollywood biopic of how the Ford motor company entered the motor–racing game to try to topple Ferrari's…