Christian Bale

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

Dir. Christopher Nolan · With Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

Dir. Christopher Nolan · With Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy

A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

Dir. Christopher Nolan · With Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine

A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.

Dir. Mary Harron · With Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas

American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

Dir. James Mangold · With Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal

Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him.

Dir. Brad Anderson · With Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.

Dir. Christopher Nolan · With Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

Dir. Adam McKay · With Steve Carell, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling

In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.

Dir. Kurt Wimmer · With Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Taye Diggs

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.

Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson

In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial.

Dir. James Mangold · With Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda

Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.

Dir. David O. Russell · With Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams

West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.

Dir. Scott Cooper · With Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Lucy Boynton

A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.

Dir. Zhang Yimou · With Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Zhang Xinyi

Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.

Dir. Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg · With Irene Bedard, Mel Gibson, David Ogden Stiers

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Dir. Gillian Armstrong · With Winona Ryder, Trini Alvarado, Samantha Mathis

A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.

Dir. Werner Herzog · With Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Toby Huss

Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.

Dir. Scott Cooper · With Christian Bale, Zoe Saldaña, Woody Harrelson

George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and Defense Secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.

Dir. Adam McKay · With Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell

A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.

Dir. Scott Cooper · With Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi

Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.

Dir. Terry George · With Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian Bale

Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew. Jim and his mother fight off the attackers and discover Billy Bones' treasure map for which the buccaneers had come. Jim agrees to sail on the S.S. Espaniola with Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey to find the treasure on a mysterious isiand. Upon arriving at the island, ship's cook and scaliwag Long John Silver leads a mutiny of crew members who want the treasure for themselves. Jim helps the Squire and Espaniola officers to survive the mutiny and fight back against Silver's men, who have taken over the Espaniola.

Dir. Fraser Clarke Heston · With Charlton Heston, Christian Bale, Oliver Reed

Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.

Dir. Todd Haynes · With Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Toni Collette

A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a world of Jersey power-brokers and the Mafia.

Dir. David O. Russell · With Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams

A human child raised by wolves, must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as his own origins.

Dir. Andy Serkis · With Rohan Chand, Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett

The lovely Hermia is to wed Demetrius, but she truly cares for Lysander. Hermia's friend, Helena, is in love with Demetrius, while other romantic entanglements abound in the woods, with married fairy rulers Titania and Oberon toying with various lovers and each other.

Dir. Michael Hoffman · With Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett

Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.

Dir. Michael Mann · With Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.

Dir. Kenny Ortega · With Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Ann-Margret

After his retirement is interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods, Thor Odinson enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg, and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who now wields Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor. Together they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.

Dir. Taika Waititi · With Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale

A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is born. But what ensues is beyond what either of them imagined.

Dir. Maggie Gyllenhaal · With Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard