Films starring Christian Bale

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer review – shine on you crazy German

By Adam Woodward

Thomas von Steinaecker flips the camera on one of Germany's favourite filmmaking sons, investigating his long and far-reaching career.

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The Pale Blue Eye

By Anton Bitel

A hardened detective teams up with a young Edgar Allen Poe to solve a murder in Scott Cooper's chilly thriller.

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Thor: Love and Thunder

By Adam Woodward

Taika Waititi returns to the MCU five years after Thor: Ragnarok with a disappointing sequel sorely lacking in charm and imagination.

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Le Mans ’66

By David Jenkins

The might of Ford takes on the magic of Ferrari in this full-throttle motoring drama from James Mangold.

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Vice

By Hannah Strong

Adam McKay’s played-for-laughs portrait of former VP Dick Cheney strays into Bond villain parody.

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Hostiles

By David Jenkins

Christian Bale gives it his actorly all as a jaded cavalry gunslinger in Scott Cooper’s dour, old-timey western.

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The Promise

By Sophie Wyatt

Hotel Rwanda’s Terry George returns with a colourful historical portrait of the Armenian Genocide.

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Knight of Cups

By David Jenkins

Terrence Malick continues to inspire awe with this transcendent tale of a man looking back to past loves.

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The Big Short

By David Jenkins

The director of Anchorman 2 dials back the screwball in this frisky tale of the sub-prime mortgage meltdown of 2007.

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Out of the Furnace

By Matt Thrift

A magnetic Christian Bale adds much-needed gravitas to this otherwise conventional blue-collar revenge saga.

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The Dark Knight Rises

By Adam Woodward

Christopher Nolan’s baroque opus is a worthy trilogy closer, both seriously epic and epically serious.

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The Fighter

By Kevin Maher

A formulaic boxing movie made utterly compelling by one of the most committed actors in the business.

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