Filmography: Christian Bale

2023

Howl's Moving Castle - Studio Ghibli Fest 2023 (PG)Release Date: September 23, 2023
Cast: Lauren Bacall, Christian Bale, Billy Crystal, Blythe Danner, Emily Mortimer
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Hayao Miyazaki

2022

The Pale Blue Eye (R)Release Date: December 23, 2022
Cast: Christian Bale, Gillian Anderson, Harry Melling, Lucy Boynton, Charlotte Gainsbourg
Director: Scott Cooper
Writer: Scott Cooper

Amsterdam (R)Release Date: October 7, 2022
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, Zoe Saldana, Timothy Olyphant
Director: David O. Russell
Writer: David O. Russell

Howl's Moving Castle - Studio Ghibli Fest 2022 (PG)Release Date: September 25, 2022
Cast: Lauren Bacall, Christian Bale, Billy Crystal, Blythe Danner, Emily Mortimer
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Hayao Miyazaki

Thor: Love and Thunder (PG-13)Release Date: July 8, 2022
Cast: Natalie Portman, Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Taika Waititi, Christian Bale
Director: Taika Waititi
Writer: Taika Waititi

2019

Ford v Ferrari (PG-13)Release Date: November 15, 2019
Cast: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts
Director: James Mangold
Writer: A.J. Baime, Jez Butterworth

2018

Vice (R)Release Date: December 25, 2018
Cast: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Bill Pullman, Sam Rockwell
Director: Adam McKay
Writer: Adam McKay

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (PG-13)Release Date: November 29, 2018
Cast: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Freida Pinto, Naomie Harris
Director: Andy Serkis
Writer: Rudyard Kipling

Hostiles (R)Release Date: January 19, 2018
Cast: Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi, Ben Foster, Stephen Lang
Director: Scott Cooper
Writer: Scott Cooper

2017

Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction (NR)Release Date: November 10, 2017
Cast: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Taner Akçam, Hagop Asadourian, Peter Balakian, Christian Bale
Director: Joe Berlinger
Writer: Joe Berlinger, Cy Christiansen

The Promise (2017-II) (PG-13)Release Date: April 21, 2017
Cast: Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale, Charlotte Le Bon, Jean Reno, James Cromwell
Director: Terry George
Writer: Terry George, Robin Swicord

2016

Knight of Cups (R)Release Date: March 4, 2016
Cast: Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, Imogen Poots, Cate Blanchett, Teresa Palmer
Director: Terrence Malick
Writer: Terrence Malick

2015

The Big Short (R)Release Date: December 11, 2015
Cast: Christian Bale, Steve Carrell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Melissa Leo
Director: Adam McKay
Writer: Michael Lewis, Adam McKay, Charles Randolph

2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings (PG-13)Release Date: December 12, 2014
Cast: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Paul, John Turturro, Sigourney Weaver
Director: Ridley Scott
Writer: Steve Zaillian, Bill Collage, Adam Cooper

2013

American Hustle (R)Release Date: December 13, 2013
Cast: Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Lawrence
Director: David O. Russell
Writer: Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell

Out of the Furnace (R)Release Date: December 4, 2013
Cast: Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe
Director: Scott Cooper
Writer: Scott Cooper, Brad Inglesby

2012

The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13)Release Date: July 20, 2012
Cast: Christian Bale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Bob Kane

The Flowers of War (Jin ling shi san chai) (R)Release Date: January 20, 2012
Cast: Christian Bale, Paul Schneider, Shigeo Kobayashi
Director: Yimou Zhang

2010

The Fighter (R)Release Date: December 10, 2010
Cast: Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Robert Wahlberg
Director: David O. Russell
Writer: Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson

2009

Public Enemies (2009) (R)Release Date: July 1, 2009
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Jason Clarke, Rory Cochran
Director: Michael Mann
Writer: Ronan Bennett, Ann Biderman

Terminator Salvation (PG-13)Release Date: May 21, 2009
Cast: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Moon Bloodgood
Director: McG
Writer: John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris

2008

The Dark Knight (PG-13)Release Date: July 18, 2008
Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Caine
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Jonathan Nolan,Christopher Nolan,David S. Goyer,Bob Kane

2007

I'm Not There (R)Release Date: November 21, 2007
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Julianne Moore, Charlotte Gainsbourg
Director: Todd Haynes
Writer: Todd Haynes, Oren Moverman

3:10 to Yuma (2007) (R)Release Date: September 7, 2007
Cast: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Logan Lerman, Dallas Roberts, Ben Foster
Director: James Mangold
Writer: Stuart Beattie, Michael Brandt, James Mangold, Derek Haas, Halstead Wells, Elmore Leonard

Rescue Dawn (PG-13)Release Date: July 27, 2007
Cast: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies, Marshall Bell, François Chau
Director: Werner Herzog
Writer: Werner Herzog

2006

Harsh Times (R)Release Date: November 10, 2006
Cast: Christian Bale, Freddy Rodriguez, Eva Longoria, Emilio Rivera, Adriana Millan
Director: David Ayer
Writer: David Ayer

The Prestige (PG-13)Release Date: October 20, 2006
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine, David Bowie
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Christopher Priest, Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan

2005

Batman Begins (PG-13)Release Date: June 15, 2005
Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Katie Homes, Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Christopher Nolan, David S Goyer

Howl's Moving Castle (Hauru no ugoku shiro) (PG)Release Date: June 10, 2005
Cast: Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Lauren Bacall, Emily Mortimer, Billy Crystal
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Hayao Miyazaki, Diana Wynne Jones

2004

The Machinist (R)Release Date: October 22, 2004
Cast: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, John Sharian, Michael Ironside
Director: Brad Anderson
Writer: Scott Kosar

2003

Laurel Canyon (2002) (R)Release Date: March 7, 2003
Cast: Frances McDormand, Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale, Nick Kiriazis, Alessandro Nivola
Director: Lisa Cholodenko
Writer: Lisa Cholodenko

2002

Equilibrium (2002) (R)Release Date: December 6, 2002
Cast: Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Taye Diggs, Angus MacFadyen, Sean Bean
Director: Kurt Wimmer
Writer: Kurt Wimmer

Reign of Fire (PG-13)Release Date: July 12, 2002
Cast: Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Izabella Scorupco, Gerard Butler, Alexander Siddig
Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Matt Greenberg

2001

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (R)Release Date: August 17, 2001
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Penelope Cruz, Christian Bale, David Morrissey, Irene Papas
Director: John Madden
Writer: Shawn Slovo, Louis de Bernieres

2000

Shaft (2000) (R)Release Date: June 16, 2000
Cast: Samuel L Jackson, Busta Rhymes, Jeffrey Wright, Vanessa Williams, Christian Bale
Director: John Singleton
Writer: Richard Price, John Singleton, Shane Salerno

American Psycho (R)Release Date: April 14, 2000
Cast: Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis
Director: Mary Harron
Writer: Mary Harron, Guinevere Turner

1999

All the Little Animals (R)Release Date: September 3, 1999
Cast: Christian Bale, John Hurt, Daniel Benzali, James Faulkner
Director: Jeremy Thomas
Writer: Walker Hamilton, Eski Thomas

Metroland (NR)Release Date: April 9, 1999
Cast: Christian Bale, Lee Ross, Emily Watson, Elsa Zylberstein
Director: Philip Saville
Writer: Adrian Hodges, Julian Barnes

1998

Velvet Goldmine (R)Release Date: November 6, 1998
Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Toni Collette, Ewan McGregor, Christian Bale
Director: Todd Haynes
Writer: Todd Haynes

1996

The Secret Agent (R)Release Date: November 8, 1996
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Patricia Arquette, Gerard Depardieu, Christian Bale
Director: Christopher Hampton

1995

Pocahontas (1995) (G)Release Date: June 16, 1995
Cast: Joe Baker, Christian Bale, Irene Bedard, Billy Connolly, James Apaumut Fall
Director: Mike Gabriel , Eric Goldberg
Writer: Carl Binder , Susannah Grant , Philip LaZebnik

1993

Swing Kids (1993) (PG-13)Release Date: March 5, 1993
Cast: Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Barbara Hershey, Tushka Bergen
Director: Thomas Carter
Writer: Jonathan Marc Feldman

1992

Newsies (1992) (PG)Release Date: April 10, 1992
Cast: Christian Bale, Luke Edwards, David Moscow, Max Casella, Marty Belafsky
Director: Kenny Ortega
Writer: Bob Tzudiker, Noni White

1987

Empire of the Sun (NR)Release Date: December 25, 1987
Cast: John Malkovich, Christian Bale, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: J.G. Ballard, Tom Stoppard

Future Releases

The Bride! ()Release Date: October 3, 2025
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard
Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal

Other

Heart of the Country (1987) ()Cast: Susan Penhaligon, Christian Bale, Rosalind Bennett, Jaqueline Tong
Director: Brian Farnham

Killing Pablo (NR)Cast: Christian Bale, Chris Pine, Javier Bardem
Director: Joe Carnahan
Writer: Mark Bowden, Joe Carnahan

Late Nights: American Psycho ()Cast: Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage, Chloë Sevigny
Director: Mary Harron
Writer: Bret Easton Ellis

Mio in the Land of Faraway (Mio min Mio) ()Cast: Nick Pickard, Christian Bale, Timothy Bottoms, Susannah York
Director: Vladimir Grammatikov

Mio min Mio (NR)Cast: Nick Pickard, Christian Bale, Timothy Bottoms, Susannah York, Christopher Lee
Director: Vladimir Grammatikov
Writer: William Aldridge, Astrid Lindgren

Spielberg (NR)Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Harrison Ford, Tom Hanks, Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett
Director: Susan Lacy

Treasure Island (1990) (NR)Cast: Charlton Heston, Christian Bale, Oliver Reed, Christopher Lee
Director: Fraser Clarke Heston
Writer: Fraser Clarke Heston, Robert Louis Stevenson