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Acting

Christian Bale

Career: Active from 1987 to 2026, busiest in 2005 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 47
top three billing

Average score: 64/100

Highest rated: The Dark Knight
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Christian Bale Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.6, average 5.4
Situational Comedy
1.8, average 2.7
Physical Comedy
1.5, average 2.4
Wholesome
2.6, average 3.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 6
Historical Drama 5
Social Commentary 4
Visual Spectacle 3
Coming-of-Age Story 3
Period Piece 3
Coming-of-Age 3
Non-Linear Narrative 2
Nostalgic Americana 2
Gritty Crime Drama 2
Fast-Paced Action 2
Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

63

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

2 titles

Best of Enemies

as Gennady Vasilenko

Heat 2

as Vincent Hanna

2020s

6 titles · average score 56

The Bride!

56

as Frank

Madden

as Al Davis

Sibyl

as (Archive footage)

Thor: Love and Thunder

57

as Gorr

Amsterdam

48

as Burt Berendsen

The Pale Blue Eye

62

as Augustus Landor

2010s

14 titles · average score 67

Ford v Ferrari

85

as Ken Miles

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

55

as Bagheera (voice)

Vice

65

as Dick Cheney

Hostiles

70

as Captain Joseph J. Blocker

The Promise

60

as Chris Myers

The Big Short

82

as Michael Burry

Exodus: Gods and Kings

45

as Moses

American Hustle

81

as Irving Rosenfeld

Out of the Furnace

61

as Russell Baze

The Dark Knight Rises

82

as Bruce Wayne

The Flowers of War

58

as John Miller

The Fighter

82

as Dicky Eklund

2000s

19 titles · average score 66

Terminator Salvation

49

as John Connor

Public Enemies

67

as Melvin Purvis

The Dark Knight

89

as Bruce Wayne

3:10 to Yuma

79

as Dan Evans

I'm Not There

72

as Jack / Pastor John

The Prestige

78

as Alfred Borden

Batman Begins

80

as Bruce Wayne / Batman

Harsh Times

58

as Jim Luther Davis

The Machinist

73

as Trevor Reznik

Equilibrium

54

as John Preston

Reign of Fire

49

as Quinn Abercromby

American Psycho

72

as Patrick Bateman

1990s

16 titles · average score 61

All the Little Animals

53

as Bobby Platt

A Midsummer Night's Dream

63

as Demetrius

Mary, Mother of Jesus

48

as Jesus of Nazareth

Metroland

51

as Chris

Velvet Goldmine

68

as Arthur Stuart

The Portrait of a Lady

57

as Edward Rosier

Pocahontas

62

as Thomas (voice)

Little Women

83

as Laurie

Prince of Jutland

72

as Amled

Swing Kids

59

as Thomas Berger

Newsies

57

as Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly

Treasure Island

69

as Jim Hawkins

1980s

6 titles · average score 65

Henry V

82

as Robin the Luggage-Boy

Empire of the Sun

73

as Jim

Mio in the Land of Faraway

59

as Jum-Jum / Benke

Heart of the Country

TV show · as Ben Harris

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna

66

TV show · as Tsarevich Alexei

Entertainment Tonight

44

TV show · as Self