Movies by Christian Bale
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Cast: Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy …
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Still grief-stricken over past losses, billionaire Bruce Wayne is conflicted about once again donning the cape of his lethal alter ego, Batman, but defends Gotham when it 's threatened…
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The Flowers of War (2011)
Cast: Christian Bale, Paul Schneider, Ni Ni …
Directed by: Yimou Zhang
In 1937, as the Japanese army brutally invades the Chinese city of Nanking, an American mortician is trapped inside a western cathedral and vows to protect a group of young schoolgirls and 13…
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The Fighter (2010)
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams …
Directed by: David O. Russell
After a string of defeats, Mickey Ward rediscovers his fighting will with help from trainer and half-brother Dicky (Oscar winner Christian Bale) -- a once-talented pugilist and small-town…
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Terminator: Salvation (2009)
Cast: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin …
Directed by: McG
All grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor (Christian Bale) must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots in this fourth installment of…
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Public Enemies (2009)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard …
Directed by: Michael Mann
In the shadow of the Great Depression, criminal minds are thriving -- notorious men such as John Dillinger, "Baby Face" Nelson and "Pretty Boy" Floyd -- and it's up to J. Edgar Hoover…
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The Dark Knight (2008)
Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal …
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
In this blockbuster sequel to Batman Begins, the caped crusader (Christian Bale) teams with Lt. James Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) to continue…
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3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Cast: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda …
Directed by: James Mangold
In this gripping remake of the 1957 classic, rancher Dan Evans agrees to help transport captured outlaw Ben Wade to the nearest rail station, where they'll board a train to court. But…
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I'm Not There (2007)
Cast: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger …
Directed by: Todd Haynes
Six actors (including Heath Ledger and Cate Blanchett, in an Oscar-nominated role) portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling…
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The Prestige (2006)
Cast: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson …
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
At the dawn of the 20th century, rival magicians Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) endeavor to reveal each other's secrets. Obsessed by the escalating…
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Rescue Dawn (2006)
Cast: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies …
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Dieter Dengler is a German-American fighter pilot whose reconnaissance plane was shot down in 1966. Captured by the enemy and held in a Laotian torture camp, Dengler defied death by…
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Batman Begins (2005)
Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson …
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Following the brutal murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne trains with a shadowy organization and returns to a corrupt Gotham City to deliver justice. Armed with his new skills and endless…
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The New World (2005)
Cast: Colin Farrell, Q'Orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer …
Directed by: Terrence Malick
Set in 1607 at the founding of the Jamestown Settlement, Terrence Malick's epic adventure chronicles the extraordinary actions of explorer John Smith (Colin Farrell) and Native American…
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Harsh Times (2005)
Cast: Christian Bale, Eva Longoria, Freddy Rodriguez …
Directed by: David Ayer
Geared up for carousing around South Central Los Angeles, an ex-soldier who's just accepted a job with the DEA cajoles his pal into joining him for a little hell-raising. But when their…
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The Machinist (2004)
Cast: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón …
Directed by: Brad Anderson
Trevor Reznik hasn't slept in a year, and his physical and mental health have eroded. So when cryptic notes pop up in his apartment and he has visions of a co-worker nobody else can see,…
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Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Cast: Emily Mortimer, Jean Simmons, Christian Bale …
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
In this engaging anime based on a children's fantasy novel, 18-year-old Sophie works in her late father's hat shop in a humdrum town. But things get interesting when she's…
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Laurel Canyon (2003)
Cast: Frances McDormand, Kate Beckinsale, Christian Bale …
Directed by: Lisa Cholodenko
When Sam (Christian Bale) takes Alex (Kate Beckinsale) home to meet his mom, Jane (Frances McDormand), he's worried his fiancée will be embarrassed by his family. Instead, Alex…
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Reign of Fire (2002)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale, Izabella Scorupco …
Directed by: Rob Bowman
In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer (Matthew McConaughey) and a British survivor (Christian Bale) team up to fight off a brood of fire-breathing dragons seeking to return to…
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Equilibrium (2002)
Cast: Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Taye Diggs …
Directed by: Kurt Wimmer
In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with an emotion-suppressing drug, and "sense offenses" are punishable by death. When an enforcer skips a…
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, John Hurt …
Directed by: John Madden
Dr. Iannis (John Hurt) and his beautiful daughter, Pelagia (Penélope Cruz), live an idyllic life on the Greek island of Cephallonia -- that is, until Italian forces occupy it during…
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American Psycho (2000)
Cast: Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas …
Directed by: Mary Harron
With a chiseled chin and physique, Patrick Bateman's looks make him the ideal yuppie -- and the ideal serial killer. Bateman takes pathological pride in his business card and his CD…
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Shaft (2000)
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Roundtree, Christian Bale …
Directed by: John Singleton
In John Singleton's update of the 1970s classic, New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for murder, but he jumps bail to Switzerland, returning to face trial two…
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
Cast: Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Michael Hoffman
Four star-crossed lovers -- Hermia (Anna Friel), Lysander (Dominic West), Demetrius (Christian Bale) and Helena (Calista Flockhart) -- run into the forest in pursuit of one another in…
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Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999)
Cast: Christian Bale, Pernilla August, Geraldine Chaplin …
Directed by: Kevin Connor
From the Visitation to the raising of her son, Jesus Christ (Christian Bale), this Kevin Connor-directed television drama is centered on Mary's (Pernilla August) status as a single,…
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Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Christian Bale …
Directed by: Todd Haynes
A decade after British glam-rocker Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) fakes his assassination on stage and disappears from view, tabloid journalist Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale) is…
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All the Little Animals (1998)
Cast: John Hurt, Christian Bale, Daniel Benzali …
Directed by: Jeremy Thomas
After refusing to hand over the family business to his conniving stepfather, mentally challenged teen Bobby Platt escapes to the countryside, where he meets a strange old hermit who's…
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Metroland (1997)
Cast: Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Lee Ross …
Directed by: Philip Saville
When Chris (Christian Bale) receives a visit from his old friend Toni (Lee Ross), the past is suddenly brought to the fore. Toni reminds Chris of their pact to escape the trappings of…
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The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey …
Directed by: Jane Campion
Jane Campion's adaptation of Henry James's novel stars Nicole Kidman as Isabel Archer, an American heiress visiting relatives in 1872 England who falls prey to the manipulations of…
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The Secret Agent (1996)
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Patricia Arquette, Gérard Depardieu …
Directed by: Christopher Hampton
Adapted from Joseph Conrad's novel, this spy thriller set in 1894 London centers on Verloc (Bob Hoskins), who harbors a bigger secret than the porn photos he sells: He's an…
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Pocahontas (1995)
Cast: Irene Bedard, Mel Gibson, David Ogden Stiers …
Directed by: Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg
History comes to life in Disney's animated tale about love and adventure in the New World. Pocahontas, an American Indian woman, is supposed to marry the village's best warrior, but…
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Little Women (1994)
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder, Gabriel Byrne …
Directed by: Gillian Armstrong
Louisa May Alcott's beloved novel comes to life in this sensitive, soulful adaptation. Four sisters and their mother battle life's vicissitudes in Civil War-era America after their…
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Royal Deceit (1994)
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren, Christian Bale …
Directed by: Gabriel Axel
Young Jute Amled avenges his father's murder at the hands of his dissembling uncle, only to be banished to Scotland for the deed. But Amled has other plans, and soon practices a little…
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Swing Kids (1993)
Cast: Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley …
Directed by: Thomas Carter
Kids all over the world want to rebel, and close friends Peter (Robert Sean Leonard) and Thomas (Christian Bale) -- although they're growing up in Nazi Germany -- are no different. But…
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Newsies (1992)
Cast: Christian Bale, David Moscow, Luke Edwards …
Directed by: Kenny Ortega
It's 1899, and the ragtag orphans who deliver the news to New York City stage a protest when publisher Joseph Pulitzer raises the price they must shell out for their supply of papers.…
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A Murder of Quality (1991)
Cast: Denholm Elliott, Joss Ackland, Glenda Jackson …
Directed by: Gavin Millar
Legendary undercover agent George Smiley (Denholm Elliott) comes out of retirement to help solve a baffling murder at a cloistered, all-male boarding school. As the inscrutable Smiley digs…
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Treasure Island (1990)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Christian Bale, Oliver Reed …
Directed by: Fraser Clarke Heston
Charlton Heston portrays crafty scoundrel Long John Silver in this zesty, made-for-cable adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's immortal novel about a young man's adventures with…
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Henry V (1989)
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Branagh, Simon Shepherd …
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Making his directing debut, Kenneth Branagh does William Shakespeare's play proud in this epic screen adaptation that follows headstrong King Henry V as he leads a heavily outnumbered…
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Empire of the Sun (1987)
Cast: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson …
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg directs a young Christian Bale in a stunning feature-film debut as Jim, a British expatriate who's separated from his parents when the Japanese army invades Shanghai at…