The Ten Best (and Five Worst) Films of Christian Bale

Depending on how you look at it, it’s either hard to believe that Christian Bale is already turning 42 this week, or that he’s isn’t older than that. Those who only discovered this Oscar-winning actor’s work around the time that Batman Begins and American Psycho came out probably still think of him as a young buck, and those who grew up with films like Empire of the Sun and Newsies have been living with his excellent films for three decades.

Well, they weren’t ALL excellent. Like any prolific actor, Christian Bale has starred in his share of turkeys over the years, so that’s why we’re giving this actor the retrospective he (and everyone else) deserves, focusing on his greatest hits and weakest misses, from the recent Oscar contender The Big Short to that one sci-fi movie that earned him a reputation as a bit of a prick.

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Take a look at our picks for Christian Bale’s best and worst movies, and let us know what entries or omissions ticked you off. (We felt terrible leaving 3:10 to Yuma off of this, but hey, we had to cut it off somewhere.)

The Ten Best (and Five Worst) Films of Christian Bale:

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William Bibbiani (everyone calls him ‘Bibbs’) is Crave’s film content editor and critic. You can hear him every week on The B-Movies Podcast and watch him on the weekly YouTube series Most Craved and What the Flick. Follow his rantings on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani.

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