Christian Bale
Actor
Films to Rent
- 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 CarrĂ©, 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…