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17 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Batman Begins. 2005 2h 20m PG-13. 8.2 (1.6M) Rate. 70 Metascore. After witnessing his parents' death, Bruce learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.
Find out which of Christian Bale's movies are the best and worst according to critics' ratings. See the list of 20 films from The Dark Knight to Empire of the Sun, with synopsis, cast, and director for each.
- The Dark Knight (2008) It's almost strange to think that Christian Bale's contribution to "The Dark Knight" is in any way underrated considering what an unprecedented success the film was.
- The Big Short (2015) One of the most impressive things about Christian Bale is his ability to find humanity in offbeat, eccentric, and unusual characters.
- The Fighter (2010) Turning tragic figures into complex characters is one of Christian Bale's greatest strengths. He's an actor who can combine impressive physicality with emotional resonance to match, and that's exactly what he did with "The Fighter."
- Vice (2018) Christian Bale often goes through incredible physical transformations to play fictional characters that stem entirely from the imagination, but playing a real figure requires a different type of excellence.
- The Prestige (2006) - 76%
- Empire of The Sun (1987) - 76%
- The Machinist (2004) - 77%
- Batman Begins (2005) - 84%
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - 87%
- 3:10 to Yuma (2007) - 89%
- The Big Short (2015) - 89%
- Rescue Dawn (2007) - 90%
- The Fighter (2010) - 91%
- Ford V Ferrari (2019) - 92%
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In between Batman movies, Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale took a short break to make a science-fiction drama called The Prestige. The movie took place in 1980s London and featured rival magicians, played by Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, both trying to one-up each other. However, when the wife of Jackman's Angier dies in a trick by Bale's Borden, their rivalry becomes deadly. Like most of Nolan's non-Batman movies, this is a tale of twists and turns, with a huge and surprising twist at...
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Christian Bale is a former child star, and he appeared in two landmark movies as a youngster. Before he appeared in the love letter to newspapers in the musical Newsies in 1992, Bale took on a role in Steven Spielberg's wartime drama, Empire of the Sun, in 1987. A 13-year-old Christian Bale played a young boy who lived with his wealthy family in Shanghai and became a prisoner of war during World War II. The movie allowed Spielberg to make a World War II movie similar to one of his idols, Davi...
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The Machinistgave Christian Bale a chance to drastically change his appearance for a movie role. This psychological thriller was about a machinist struggling with guilt and paranoia after going a year without sleeping. While it didn't do great at the box office, it received positive reviews and has become a cult classic. Bale lost 62 pounds for the role to develop a dramatically thin body composition, dropping all the way to 120 pounds. While Brad Anderson's direction received critical praise...
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The first Christopher Nolan Batman movie saved the franchise. However, Batman Begins was the lowest-rated of The Dark Knight Trilogy on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie brought Batman back from the overly-colorful look at Batman & Robin and retold the origin story of Batmanfor a new generation. Christian Bale slipped right into the role of Bruce Wayne flawlessly. Much of the movie was about Bruce Wayne coming into his own, rather than being about Batman fighting crime. In this manner, Bale carried...
There was no way that The Dark Knight Rises would live up to expectations. Tom Hardy’s Bane had to top Heath Ledger’s Joker, the opening IMAX sequence had to top The Dark Knight’s opening bank robbery, and the whole thing had to conclude Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy in a satisfying way. The fact that the movie ended up being praised by fans a...
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Ever since the western died out, it’s been tough for Hollywood to turn out a memorable entry in the genre. However, James Mangold managed it with 3:10 to Yuma, his remake of the 1957 movie of the same name that was an adaptation of the Elmore Leonard short story. Christian Bale plays a rancher whose livelihood is threatened by a drought. He takes on the difficult task of bringing an outlaw, played by Russell Crowe, to justice. It has the same black-and-white view of good and evil that has giv...
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The mortgage crisis has been used as the basis for a number of movies in the past decade or so since it first happened, but the world of banking just doesn’t look that exciting when it’s portrayed on-screen. Adam McKay made his best effortto pull off an entertaining movie about men in suits looking at numbers on computer screens with celebrities explaining financial jargon in cameo appearances and A-list actors like Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell in the lead roles, but he still fell a little s...
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In this biopic directed by Werner Herzog, Christian Bale plays a German-American pilot named Dieter Dengler, who was shot down over Laos and captured by communist-sympathizing villagers during the Vietnam War. Rescue Dawnmay have been a box office bomb, but it’s still a brilliant movie. Herzog’s direction immerses viewers deep in the jungles of Thailand, where the movie was shot. There’s no mistaking it for a backlot or a forest in California – this is the real deal. Plus, Bale’s performance...
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Christian Bale won an Oscar for his turn in The Fighter, David O. Russell’s impeccably crafted biopic of boxer Micky Ward and his half-brother Dicky Eklund. Bale lost a ton of weight to play Eklund, but playing the role required Bale to do more than just impersonate his Boston accent. He has very distinctive mannerisms that Bale had to lock down, and his dedication to the part was unparalleled. His performance is seamless from start to finish. Performances like this are why they hand out Osca...
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Just two years after helming a beautiful, Oscar-nominated send-off for Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine with 2017’s Logan, director James Mangold returned with the true-to-life tale of the Ford racing team’s desperate efforts to finally beat the undefeated Ferrari team on the track. Matt Damon stars as the renowned car designer Carroll Shelby, while Christian Bale is playing his British driver, Ken Miles. Ford v Ferrarihit theaters in 2019, but after its world premiere, critics gave it a rare 100% sc...
Jan 7, 2023 · A comprehensive review of the actor's career, from his early roles to his Oscar-winning performance in The Fighter. Find out which movies showcase his intensity, versatility, and range, and which ones fall flat or disappoint.
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A list of 47 movies featuring Christian Bale, the versatile actor who played Batman, the Joker, Dick Cheney and more. See the ratings, genres, directors and co-stars of his filmography.
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Christian Bale best movies. 1. The Prestige (2006) PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi. After a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.
