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Christian Bale movie timeline
2025
The Bride
2024
2023
The Boy and the Heron
2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
Amsterdam
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
The Pale Blue Eye
2021
2020
2019
Le Mans '66
2018
Hostiles
Vice
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
2017
The Promise
2016
The Big Short
2015
Knight of Cups
2014
American Hustle
Out of the Furnace
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2013
2012
The Dark Knight Rises
The Flowers of War
2011
The Fighter
2010
2009
Terminator Salvation
Public Enemies
2008
The Dark Knight
2007
3:10 to Yuma
Rescue Dawn
I'm Not There
2006
Harsh Times
The Prestige
2005
Batman Begins
The New World
2004
Howl's Moving Castle
The Machinist
2003
Equilibrium
2002
Reign of Fire
Laurel Canyon
2001
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2000
American Psycho
Shaft
1999
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1998
Velvet Goldmine
All the Little Animals
1997
Metroland
1996
The Portrait of a Lady
The Secret Agent
1995
Little Women
Pocahontas
1994
Royal Deceit
1993
Swing Kids
1992
Newsies
1991
1990
Treasure Island
1989
Henry V
1988
1987
Empire of the Sun
Mio Min Mio
Starring:
Christian Bale
First Movie -
Empire of the Sun
1987
Last Movie -
The Boy and the Heron
2023
Total Movies -
52
Future Movies -
The Bride (2024)
Highest Grossing Movies
UK:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- £56,446,768
US:
The Dark Knight (2008)
- $534,858,444
World:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- $1,081,050,863
Combined US gross -
$534.9 Million
Highest Rated Movie -
Pocahontas (1995) - 100%
Lowest rated movie -
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) - 40%
Acting credits By
Highest US Gross
By Year
By UK Gross
By US Gross
By Global Gross
Starring With
Total Gross
1.
The Dark Knight
/ 2008
Director(s):
Christopher Nolan
Starring:
Christian Bale
•
Heath Ledger
•
Aaron Eckhart
•
Michael Caine
• Maggie Gyllenhaal
Hover To Score
From 7 users
$534,858,444
2.
The Dark Knight Rises
/ 2012
Director(s):
Christopher Nolan
Starring:
Christian Bale
•
Gary Oldman
•
Tom Hardy
•
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
•
Anne Hathaway
Hover To Score
From 9 users
$448,139,099
3.
Thor: Love and Thunder
/ 2022
Director(s):
Taika Waititi
Starring:
Chris Hemsworth
•
Natalie Portman
•
Christian Bale
•
Tessa Thompson
•
Taika Waititi
Hover To Score
From 2 users
$343,256,830
4.
Batman Begins
/ 2005
Director(s):
Christopher Nolan
Starring:
Christian Bale
•
Michael Caine
•
Liam Neeson
•
Katie Holmes
•
Gary Oldman
Hover To Score
From 1 user
$206,852,432
5.
American Hustle
/ 2014
Director(s):
David O. Russell
Starring:
Christian Bale
•
Bradley Cooper
•
Amy Adams
•
Jeremy Renner
•
Jennifer Lawrence
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$150,117,807
6.
Pocahontas
/ 1995
Director(s):
Mike Gabriel
•
Eric Goldberg
Starring:
Irene Bedard •
Mel Gibson
•
Billy Connolly
• Joe Baker •
Christian Bale
Hover To Score
From 1 user
$141,579,773
7.
Terminator Salvation
/ 2009
Director(s):
McG
Starring:
Christian Bale
•
Sam Worthington
•
Moon Bloodgood
•
Helena Bonham Carter
• Anton Yelchin
Hover To Score
From 2 users
$125,322,469
8.
Le Mans '66
/ 2019
Director(s):
James Mangold
Starring:
Matt Damon
•
Christian Bale
• Roberta Sparta •
Caitríona Balfe
• Jon Bernthal
Hover To Score
From 1 user
$117,624,357
9.
Public Enemies
/ 2009
Director(s):
Michael Mann
Starring:
James Russo • David Wenham • Christian Stolte •
Jason Clarke
•
Johnny Depp
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$97,104,620
10.
The Fighter
/ 2011
Director(s):
David O. Russell
Starring:
Mark Wahlberg
•
Christian Bale
•
Amy Adams
• Melissa Leo • Mickey OKeefe
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$93,617,009
11.
Shaft
/ 2000
Director(s):
John Singleton
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson
• Vanessa Williams •
Jeffrey Wright
•
Christian Bale
• Busta Rhymes
Hover To Score
From 1 user
$70,334,258
12.
The Big Short
/ 2016
Director(s):
Adam McKay
Starring:
Ryan Gosling
• Rudy Eisenzopf • Casey Groves • Charlie Talbert • Harold Gervais
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$70,259,870
13.
Exodus: Gods and Kings
/ 2014
Director(s):
Ridley Scott
Starring:
Christian Bale
•
Joel Edgerton
•
John Turturro
•
Aaron Paul
•
Ben Mendelsohn
Hover To Score
From 1 user
$65,014,513
14.
3:10 to Yuma
/ 2007
Director(s):
James Mangold
Starring:
Russell Crowe
•
Christian Bale
•
Logan Lerman
• Dallas Roberts • Ben Foster
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$53,574,088
15.
The Prestige
/ 2006
Director(s):
Christopher Nolan
Starring:
Hugh Jackman
•
Christian Bale
•
Michael Caine
• Piper Perabo •
Rebecca Hall
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$53,089,891
16.
Little Women
/ 1995
Director(s):
Gillian Armstrong
Starring:
Winona Ryder
• Gabriel Byrne • Trini Alvarado • Samantha Mathis • Kirsten Dunst
Hover To Score
From 1 user
$50,083,616
17.
Vice
/ 2018
Director(s):
Adam McKay
Starring:
Christian Bale
•
Amy Adams
•
Steve Carell
•
Sam Rockwell
• Alison Pill
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$47,790,516
18.
The Boy and the Heron
/ 2023
Director(s):
Hayao Miyazaki
Starring:
Soma Santoki • Masaki Suda • Ko Shibasaki • Aimyon • Yoshino Kimura
Hover To Score
From 1 user
$46,798,641
19.
Reign of Fire
/ 2002
Director(s):
Rob Bowman
Starring:
Christian Bale
•
Matthew McConaughey
• Izabella Scorupco •
Gerard Butler
• Scott Moutter
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$43,061,982
20.
Hostiles
/ 2018
Director(s):
Scott Cooper
Starring:
Scott Shepherd •
Rosamund Pike
• Ava Cooper • Stella Cooper • David Midthunder
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$29,818,869
21.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
/ 2001
Director(s):
John Madden
Starring:
Nicolas Cage
•
Penélope Cruz
•
John Hurt
•
Christian Bale
• Irene Papas
Hover To Score
From 2 users
$25,528,495
22.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
/ 1999
Director(s):
Michael Hoffman
Starring:
Kevin Kline
•
Michelle Pfeiffer
•
Stanley Tucci
•
Rupert Everett
• Calista Flockhart
Hover To Score
From 1 user
$16,071,990
23.
American Psycho
/ 2000
Director(s):
Mary Harron
Starring:
Christian Bale
•
Justin Theroux
• Josh Lucas • Bill Sage • Chlo Sevigny
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$15,070,285
24.
Amsterdam
/ 2022
Director(s):
David O. Russell
Starring:
Christian Bale
•
Margot Robbie
•
John David Washington
• Alessandro Nivola • Andrea Riseborough
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$14,942,740
25.
The New World
/ 2005
Director(s):
Terrence Malick
Starring:
Colin Farrell
•
Q'orianka Kilcher
•
Christopher Plummer
•
Christian Bale
• August Schellenberg
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$12,712,093
26.
Out of the Furnace
/ 2014
Director(s):
Scott Cooper
Starring:
Woody Harrelson
• Dendrie Taylor • Carl Ciarfalio • Nancy Mosser •
Christian Bale
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$11,326,836
27.
Henry V
/ 1989
Director(s):
Kenneth Branagh
Starring:
Derek Jacobi
•
Kenneth Branagh
• Simon Shepherd • James Larkin • Brian Blessed
Hover To Score
From 1 user
$10,161,099
28.
The Promise
/ 2017
Director(s):
Terry George
Starring:
Oscar Isaac
• Charlotte Le Bon •
Christian Bale
• Daniel Gimenez Cacho • Shohreh Aghdashloo
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$8,186,236
29.
Howl's Moving Castle
/ 2004
Director(s):
Hayao Miyazaki
Starring:
Chieko Baisho • Takuya Kimura • Akihiro Miwa • Tatsuya Gashuin • Ryunosuke Kamiki
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$5,576,743
30.
Rescue Dawn
/ 2007
Director(s):
Werner Herzog
Starring:
Zach Grenier • Marshall Bell •
Christian Bale
• Toby Huss • Pat Healy
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$5,484,375
31.
I'm Not There
/ 2007
Director(s):
Todd Haynes
Starring:
Cate Blanchett
•
Ben Whishaw
•
Christian Bale
•
Richard Gere
• Marcus Carl Franklin
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$4,017,609
32.
Laurel Canyon
/ 2002
Director(s):
Lisa Cholodenko
Starring:
Frances McDormand •
Christian Bale
• Kate Beckinsale • Natascha McElhone • Alessandro Nivola
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$3,661,906
33.
Swing Kids
/ 1993
Director(s):
Thomas Carter
Starring:
Robert Sean Leonard •
Christian Bale
• Frank Whaley •
Barbara Hershey
• Tushka Bergen
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$3,560,361
34.
Harsh Times
/ 2006
Director(s):
David Ayer
Starring:
Christian Bale
• Freddy Rodrguez • Eva Longoria • Chaka Forman • Tammy Trull
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$3,335,839
35.
The Portrait of a Lady
/ 1996
Director(s):
Jane Campion
Starring:
Nicole Kidman
•
John Malkovich
•
Barbara Hershey
• Mary-Louise Parker • Martin Donovan
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$2,911,061
36.
Newsies
/ 1992
Director(s):
Kenny Ortega
Starring:
Christian Bale
• David Moscow • Luke Edwards • Max Casella • Gabriel Damon
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$2,303,142
37.
Equilibrium
/ 2003
Director(s):
Kurt Wimmer
Starring:
Christian Bale
• Dominic Purcell •
Sean Bean
• Christian Kahrmann • John Keogh
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$1,190,018
38.
The Machinist
/ 2004
Director(s):
Brad Anderson
Starring:
Christian Bale
• Jennifer Jason Leigh • Aitana Snchez-Gijn • John Sharian • Michael Ironside
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$1,082,044
39.
Velvet Goldmine
/ 1998
Director(s):
Todd Haynes
Starring:
Ewan McGregor
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers •
Christian Bale
•
Toni Collette
•
Eddie Izzard
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$1,053,788
40.
Knight of Cups
/ 2015
Director(s):
Terrence Malick
Starring:
Christian Bale
•
Cate Blanchett
•
Natalie Portman
• Brian Dennehy •
Antonio Banderas
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$566,006
41.
The Flowers of War
/ 2012
Director(s):
Yimou Zhang
Starring:
Christian Bale
•
Ni Ni
• Xinyi Zhang • Tianyuan Huang • Xiting Han
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$308,495
42.
The Secret Agent
/ 1996
Director(s):
Christopher Hampton
Starring:
Bob Hoskins • Patricia Arquette • Gérard Depardieu •
Jim Broadbent
•
Christian Bale
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$106,606
43.
Metroland
/ 1997
Director(s):
Philip Saville
Starring:
Christian Bale
•
Emily Watson
• Lee Ross • Elsa Zylberstein • Rufus
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$26,682
44.
All the Little Animals
/ 1998
Director(s):
Jeremy Thomas
Starring:
John Hurt
•
Christian Bale
• Daniel Benzali • James Faulkner • John O'Toole
Hover To Score
YOUR SCORE?
$11,888