In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer and a British survivor team up to fight off a brood of fire-breathing dragons seeking to return to global dominance after centuries of rest underground. The Brit -- leading a clan of survivors to hunt down the King of the Dragons -- has much at stake: His mother was killed by a dragon, but his love is still alive.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1999

English

6.4

♡ 23

67%

Michael Hoffman Director

Christian Bale as Demetrius

Sophie Marceau as Hippolyta

Roger Rees as Peter Quince

Gregory Jbara as Snug

The lovely Hermia is to wed Demetrius, but she truly cares for Lysander. Hermia's friend, Helena, is in love with Demetrius, while other romantic entanglements abound in the woods, with married fairy rulers Titania and Oberon toying with various lovers and each other.

Laurel Canyon

2002

English

6.4

♡ 12

68%

52%

Action

Drama

los angeles, california

older woman younger man relationship

Lisa Cholodenko Director

Kate Beckinsale as Alex

Ariel Felix as Mark

Christian Bale as Sam

Natascha McElhone as Sara

When an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.

Swing Kids

1993

English

6.8

♡ 11

56%

Thomas Carter Director

Kenneth Branagh as Herr Knopp, Gestapo

Jayce Bartok as Otto

Robert Sean Leonard as Peter Müller

Christian Bale as Thomas Berger

The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more difficult choices as the Nazis begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival.

The Portrait of a Lady

1996

English

6.2

♡ 17

48%

51%

Action

based on novel or book

Jane Campion Director

Viggo Mortensen as Caspar Goodwood

Christian Bale as Edward Rosier

John Malkovich as Gilbert Osmond

Nicole Kidman as Isabel Archer

Ms. Isabel Archer isn't afraid to challenge societal norms. Impressed by her free spirit, her kindhearted cousin writes her into his fatally ill father's will. Suddenly rich and independent, Isabelle ventures into the world, along the way befriending a cynical intellectual and romancing an art enthusiast. However, the advantage of her affluence is called into question when she realizes the extent to which her money colors her relationships.

Velvet Goldmine

1998

English

6.9

♡ 21

64%

Todd Haynes Director

Christian Bale as Arthur Stuart

Ewan McGregor as Curt Wild

Janet McTeer as Female Narrator

Toni Collette as Mandy Slade

Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.

Shut Up Little Man

2011

English

6.6

♡ 2

Matthew Bate Director

Glenn Shadix as Peter

Adolf Hitler as Self

Christian Bale as Self

Mike Mitchell as Self - Film Director

In 1987, Eddie Lee Sausage and Mitch Deprey recorded the nightly squabbles of their over-the-top neighbors, homophobic Raymond Huffman and proudly gay Peter Haskett, and the chronicle of the pair's bizarre existence soon took on a life of its own. This darkly funny documentary checks in with former punks Eddie and Mitch, who detail their late-'80s Lower Haight surroundings, and surveys the tapes' influence on an array of underground artists.

Shaft

2000

English

6.0

♡ 88

67%

40%

Action

based on novel or book

John Singleton Director

Toni Collette as Diane Palmieri

Samuel L. Jackson as John Shaft

Andre Royo as Tattoo

Christian Bale as Walter Wade, Jr.

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.

All the Little Animals

1998

English

6.7

♡ 7

62%

Jeremy Thomas Director

Christian Bale as Bobby Platt

James Faulkner as Mr. Stuart Whiteside

John Hurt as Mr. Summers

Amy Robbins as Valerie Ann Platt, Bobby's Mother

An emotionally challenged young man named Bobby runs away from home in order to escape his abusive stepfather who has killed his pets. He meets an old man, Mr. Summers, who spends his time traveling and giving burials to animals that have been killed by cars. Bobby, also having an affinity for animals, becomes friends with the old man and aids him in his task.

Harsh Times

2005

English

6.8

♡ 55

48%

post traumatic stress disorder

post-traumatic stress disorder

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

prostitute

Thriller

watching a movie

David Ayer Director

J.K. Simmons as Agent Richards

Christian Bale as Jim Luther Davis

Daniel Edward Mora as Joe

Cesar Garcia as Listo

Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001

English

5.9

♡ 28

28%

John Madden Director

Nicolas Cage as Captain Antonio Corelli

John Hurt as Dr. Iannis

Christian Bale as Mandras

Penélope Cruz as Pelagia

When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.

Metroland

1997

English

6.3

♡ 9

64%

Philip Saville Director

Christian Bale as Chris

Jonathan Aris as Dave

Emily Watson as Marion

Lucy Speed as Punk Girl

In late-1970s suburban London, Chris and Marion have settled into a comfortable yet all-too-predictable middle-class existence. Chris receives an unexpected visit from his free-spirited friend Toni, a reunion that reminds him of a more carefree time in 1960s Paris. Now, with lingering doubts about his marriage bubbling up, Chris must make the choice between revisiting his youthful abandon with Toni or facing the here and now with Marion.

Empire of the Sun

1987

English

7.7

♡ 110

77%

90%

Action

atomic bomb

based on novel or book

Steven Spielberg Director

John Malkovich as Basie

Ben Stiller as Dainty

Nigel Havers as Dr. Rawlins

Christian Bale as Jim

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.

Treasure Island

1990

English

7.0

♡ 22

76%

Fraser Clarke Heston Director

Julian Glover as Dr. Livesey

Pete Postlethwaite as George Merry

Christian Bale as Jim Hawkins

James Coyle as Morgan

Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew. Jim and his mother fight off the attackers and discover Billy Bones' treasure map for which the buccaneers had come. Jim agrees to sail on the S.S. Espaniola with Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey to find the treasure on a mysterious isiand. Upon arriving at the island, ship's cook and scaliwag Long John Silver leads a mutiny of crew members who want the treasure for themselves. Jim helps the Squire and Espaniola officers to survive the mutiny and fight back against Silver's men, who have taken over the Espaniola.

Little Women

1994

English

7.3

♡ 32

92%

parent child relationship

pregnancy

Romance

sister

Gillian Armstrong Director

Eric Stoltz as John Brooke

Winona Ryder as Jo March

Christian Bale as Laurie

Kirsten Dunst as Younger Amy March

With their father away as a chaplain in the Civil War, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a close family who inevitably have their squabbles and tragedies. But the bond holds even when, later, male friends start to become a part of the household.

The Promise

2016

English

♡ 90

51%

Terry George Director

Jean Reno as Admiral Fournet

Christian Bale as Chris Myers

Tom Hollander as Garin

Oscar Isaac as Mikael Boghosian

Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.

Exodus: Gods and Kings

2014

English

6.0

♡ 226

29%

Ridley Scott Director

Hiam Abbass as Bithia

Christian Bale as Moses

João Costa Menezes as Moses' Army

María Valverde as Zipporah

The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

2022

German

7.1

♡ 8

96%

Thomas von Steinaecker Director

Nicole Kidman as Self

Patti Smith as Self

Robert Pattinson as Self

Christian Bale as Self

With exclusive behind-the-scenes access into Herzog’s everyday life, rare archive material and in-depth interviews with celebrated collaborators – including Christian Bale, Nicole Kidman, and Robert Pattinson, we are given an exciting glimpse into the work and personal life of the iconic artist.

I'm Not There

2007

English

♡ 32

76%

Todd Haynes Director

Julianne Moore as Alice Fabian

Christian Bale as Jack / Pastor John

Mark Camacho as Norman

Eric Newsome as Sixties Narrator

Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.

3:10 to Yuma

2007

English

7.6

♡ 180

89%

parent child relationship

James Mangold Director

Russell Crowe as Ben Wade

Christian Bale as Dan Evans

Kevin Durand as Tucker

Logan Lerman as William Evans

In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial.

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Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Metroland

Empire of the Sun

Treasure Island

Little Women

The Promise

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

I'm Not There

3:10 to Yuma