Top Ten Christian Bale Movies

Chrsitia Bale has been called one of the kost talented actors of his generation. This roster of films will show the range and skill of Bale to play well received blockbuter heroes, romantic dream men, and cryptic enigmas.

1. Empire of The Sun

Christian Bale made his name with his child acting debut in this Stephen Spielberg classic. Empire of the Sun starts in Mainland China before the Chinese revolution. British power is overthrown and the small boy is whisked from a privileged existence to a concentration camp filled with daily existential horrors. This period piece made Bale's career.

The movie also stars Miranda Richardson and John Malkovich as some of the adults who influence the young child. Christian Bale's childhood face as he witnesses the extent of human survival and the brutality of wartime are immortal. The conclusion of the film opens a window back to the moment in everyone's childhood when reality enters in.

2. Batman Begins

Christian Bale took over the comic book blockbuster franchise with the latest sequels. In the steps of Michael Keaton, George Clooney, and Val Kilmer, Bale convinced worldwide Batman fans he was the real thing. The Batman sequels had been falling into disarray and then Bale was signed to play the caped crusader.

Bale plays the beginning stages of the Batman legend. His elevation from self-involved privileged playboy to crime fighting legend is told in a compelling manner few actors could equal. The Batman legend must be an action star and a romantic hero. These are some of Bale's best roles.

3. Little Women

The role of Laurie is one of the most sympathetic literary male roles in feminist literature. Christian Bale allows Laurie to be both charming and sympathetic but never threatening or ungentlemanly. Louisa May Alcott created the antihero in Laurie, the privileged son of the wealthy Laurence family who lives next door to the March girls in the Civil War North.