Bale, Christian, 1974-

Award-winning crime drama directed by David O. Russell and starring Christian Bale and Bradley Cooper. Based on the Abscam sting operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the story follows FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Cooper) as he blackmails conman Irving Rosenfeld (Bale) and his lover Sydney Pro...

Christian Bale stars in this crime drama based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis. In 1987, twenty-something Wall Street banker Patrick Bateman (Bale) seems to have it all: he is handsome, successful and engaged to the beautiful Evelyn (Reese Witherspoon). However, Patrick harbours a darker side a...

Adam McKay co-writes and directs this financial drama starring Brad Pitt, Steve Carell, Christian Bale and Ryan Gosling. The film follows eccentric financial analyst Michael Burry (Bale) as he uncovers an impending crash in the housing market and puts together a plan to profit from it. As Burry's...

Christopher Nolan directs this action adventure sequel starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger. In the space of a year, Batman (Bale), aided by Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman) and new District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), has managed to rid Gotham's streets of the organised crime gang...

Christian Bale reprises his dual role as Bruce Wayne/Batman in this epic conclusion to Christopher Nolan's superhero trilogy. Set eight years on from the events of the 2008 film 'The Dark Knight', the film sees Batman returning to save Gotham City from the evil clutches of brutal terrorist Bane (...

A British boy living in Shanghai becomes separated from his parents when Japan invades China at the outset of World War II. The film, based on J.G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, traces his progress through prison camp life and his steely determination to survive. The score is by John Williams.

Yimou Zhang (House of Flying Daggers, Hero) directs this Chinese historical war drama set in 1937 during the Japanese army's notorious 'Rape of Nanjing'. Sent to Nanjing to bury the foreign head-priest of a convent for Catholic girls, American mortician John Miller (Christian Bale) arrives shortl...

Christian Bale and Wes Studi star in this Western co-written and directed by Scott Cooper. The film follows Joseph J. Blocker (Bale), a renowned army captain escorting Cheyenne chief Yellow Hawk (Studi) back home through hostile territory. Setting out from the deserts of Arizona, Blocker and his ...

Existential drama from film-maker Terrence Malick. Christan Bale plays Rick, a screenwriter who is in the midst of a life crisis and is the modern day embodiment of the tarot card 'knight of cups', a man on a quest who enters into a deep sleep after becoming distracted and drinking a strange poti...

Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in this drama centred on the rivalry between Ford and Ferrari at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Following a failed purchase of Ferrari, Ford CEO Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) tasks his engineers with designing and building a car capable of ending the winning s...