Christian Bale

Christian Bale's work as covered on Movie Habit

• Amsterdam (2022)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: While Amsterdam isn't perfect, it is nonetheless fantastic for what it accomplishes.

• Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: Bale and Portman make this one a wee little bit better than the latest string of Marvel movies.

• Ford v Ferrari (2019)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles chose instinct and tactile, first-hand impressions over computers.

• Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  Review by Robert Denerstein: Ridley Scott never answers the important question: Why?

• American Hustle (2013)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  Review by Robert Denerstein: One of the few 2013 movies I was sorry to see end

  Review by Marty Mapes: Russell opts for chaos over clarity and love over work

• Out of the Furnace (2013)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  Review by Robert Denerstein: Intense acting doesn't save Furnce from the fires

• The Fighter (2010)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  Review by Robert Denerstein: May not be a boxing classic, but it's got loads of spit-in-your-eye spirit

  Review by Matt Anderson: Christian Bale scores another knockout in this middleweight boxing drama based on a true story.

• The Dark Knight (2008)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: The Dark Knight returns and turns the genre on its head

• I'm Not There (2007)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  DVD review by Marty Mapes: Full of Dylanology, Dylanography and Dylanerbole... if that's your thing

• 3:10 to Yuma (2007)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: It's a pleasure to watch Bale and Crowe play off each other

• Rescue Dawn (2007)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Herzog's POW movie doesn't have swagger. It has bravery, cunning, and triumph, tempered by reality.

• The Prestige (2006)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: The Prestige is a spry magic act with a nifty final sleight of hand.

  DVD review by Matt Anderson: It wouldn't have been hard to conjure up a lot more material for this DVD

• The New World (2006)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Not about the storytelling; a tone poem that sounds gorgeous

• Batman Begins (2005)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: Bless the bat heavens for Christopher Nolan

  DVD review by Matt Anderson: Batman Begins, now on DVD, stands cape and cowl above the previous Batflicks

• Howl's Moving Castle (2005)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Don't wait for video. See Howl on the big screen.

  DVD review by Marty Mapes: Visually as good as any other Miyazaki movie, although the plot is less interesting

• The Machinist (2004)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Too derivative to earn a strong recommendation

  DVD review by Matt Anderson: Thrill to Bale's creepiness

• Equilibrium (2003)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  DVD review by Ryan Hurtig: Equilibrium offers nothing new as a cautionary tale about totalitarian societies

• Laurel Canyon (2003)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Laurel Canyon gets off to a shaky start, but its characters soon come to life

• Reign of Fire (2002)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Mankind has fixated on dragon genocide as one last little moral victory

• Newsies (1992)

  Christian Bale, Actor

  DVD review by Andrea Birgers: Newsies isn't as bad as its reputation, but they don't make 'em like they used to.