# The best Christian Bale movies

Batman, Patrick Bateman and many transformations: Christian Bale's best films according to Filmstarts, Moviepilot and SlashFilm.

- 5 votes · 13 items
- Jul 8, 2022 · Jonas Weiß
- https://even.best/en/l/4160/the-best-christian-bale-movies

## Top 10

1. **The Dark Knight (2008)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Batman against Heath Ledger's Joker.
2. **The Prestige (2006)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Two rival magicians in Victorian London.
3. **American Psycho (2000)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Patrick Bateman, yuppie and serial killer.
4. **The Machinist (2004)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — An emaciated factory worker who hasn't slept in a year.
5. **The Fighter (2010)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Drug-addicted former boxer Dicky Eklund: his Oscar.
6. **Batman Begins (2005)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bruce Wayne's path to becoming Batman.
7. **Ford v Ferrari (2019)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Racing driver Ken Miles and Ford against Ferrari.
8. **The Dark Knight Rises (2012)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Batman eight years after Harvey Dent.
9. **The Big Short (2015)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Investor Michael Burry bets against the housing market.
10. **Empire of the Sun (1987)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A British boy in a Japanese camp, by Spielberg.
11. **3:10 to Yuma (2007)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A rancher escorts an outlaw to the train.
12. **Vice (2018)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Dick Cheney, for Adam McKay.
13. **Hostiles (2017)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — An army officer escorts a Cheyenne chief.

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