Stage and TV work followed, but it wasn't until his affecting performance as a boy interned in a Japanese prison camp in Empire of the Sun (1987) that Bale gained widespread notice. Quickly establishing himself as a talent to watch, he continued to choose noteworthy films -- from Henry V (1989) to Little Women (1994). Moving into more mature roles by the late '90s, Bale earned acclaim for his work in Metroland and A Midsummer Night's Dream before delivering a savagely brilliant turn as the title character in American Psycho (2000).
Bale later donned the cloak of the Caped Crusader in Batman Begins (2005). He won his first Oscar and a Golden Globe Award in 2011 for his supporting work in The Fighter.
The Dark KnightIn 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 dismantling Gotham City's criminal organizations. But a psychotic new villain known as the Joker (Heath Ledger, in... Read More
The PrestigeAt 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 competition, the two illusionists begin to perform increasingly risky tricks, which soon turn deadly. Michael Caine,... Read More
American PsychoWith a chiseled chin and an iron physique, Patrick Bateman's looks make him the ideal yuppie -- and the ideal serial killer. That's the joke behind American Psycho, which follows a killer at large during the 1980s junk-bond boom. Bateman (Christian Bale) takes pathological pride in everything from... Read More
Empire of the SunSteven 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 the outset of World War II. Eventually interned in a civilian prison camp, Jim hooks up with several American... Read More
Rescue DawnRenowned director Werner Herzog's inspiring drama recounts the heroic saga of Dieter Dengler, a German-American fighter pilot and highly decorated Vietnam veteran whose reconnaissance plane was shot down in 1966. Captured by enemy forces and held in a Laotian torture camp near the Ho Chi Minh Trail,... Read More
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | NR | |
The Flowers of War (2011) | NR | |
R | ||
R | ||
R | ||
PG-13 | ||
R | ||
I'm Not There (2007) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
Rescue Dawn (2006) | PG-13 | |
Harsh Times (2005) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
The New World (2005) | PG-13 | |
The Machinist (2004) | R | |
PG | ||
Laurel Canyon (2003) | R | |
Equilibrium (2002) | R | |
Reign of Fire (2002) | PG-13 | |
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) | R | |
American Psycho (2000) | UR | |
Shaft (2000) | R | |
Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999) | NR | |
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) | PG-13 | |
Velvet Goldmine (1998) | R | |
All the Little Animals (1998) | R | |
Metroland (1997) | R | |
The Portrait of a Lady (1996) | PG-13 | |
The Secret Agent (1996) | R | |
G | ||
R | ||
Little Women (1994) | PG | |
Swing Kids (1993) | PG-13 | |
Newsies (1992) | PG | |
NR | ||
Treasure Island (1990) | NR | |
Henry V (1989) | PG-13 | |
Empire of the Sun (1987) | PG | |
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