few actors are as intense or as
committed to their characters as this
cinematic shapeshifter welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our top 10 favorite
Christian Bale performances you don’t
know how much I’m looking forward to
this shit
number 10 Jim Graham Empire of the Sun
kicking off our list is the role that
launched bales career when he was just
12 years old the young star Davi was
handpicked by Steven Spielberg from a
group of hopefuls to portray a youth
who’s abducted by the Japanese and
forced to witness wartime Horrors
despite vales inexperience he gives the
coming-of-age role and authenticity that
transcended his years making this one of
the greatest child performances ever
filmed I’ll give you a whole goddamn
fruit salad there frigidaires falling
from the sky number nine John Preston
equilibrium Bale takes the dystopian
future to terrifying new levels as an
elite government official who enforces a
ban on emotion music and art
he secretly opposes the injunction and
behind closed doors he dares to feel and
becomes a sense offender in the process
sure it’s not the finest sci-fi flick
ever but Bale brings his trademark
dedication and intensity while also
showing off his action star potential
number eight Jim Davis harsh times as a
former US Army Ranger who’s suffering
from post-traumatic stress disorder
Bay lures us into this dramatic tale by
taking his character down a dark path
filled with crime and even as an
unlikable mentally unstable man who’s
drowning his sorrows he is truly
compelling also major points for nailing
the American accent military terminology
and Mexican lingo number seven Dan Evans
3:10 to Yuma in this remake of the 1957
classic Bale portrays a civil war vet
who’s become an impoverished farmer down
on his luck and desperate to take care
of his family he accepts the task of
delivering a gang leader to a prison
trained bail turns in a mesmerizing
performance filled with depth complexity
and perseverance making him a Western
hero we truly feel for what time is the
best three where’s the freakin Yuma
number six Alfred Borden the prestige
this is the most magical role of Bale’s
career literally never show any
they’ll beg you and they’ll flatter you
for the secret but shouldn’t you give it
up you’ll be nothing to as a
working-class magician who’s caught in a
rivalry with Hugh Jackman bail shows us
just how obsessed jealous understated
and deceitful he can be why would not
trust you
I mean you owe me a mistress and why
anyone not trust unit without giving too
much away we think his character can be
best summed up by one word sacrifice but
unfortunately this role was and still is
criminally underrated easy on the poor
chap he does try so very hard
number five dieter Dengler rescued on
bail plays a US Navy pilot who is
captured during the Vietnam War in this
tale of survival his depiction of this
real-life character is nothing short of
amazing and by all accounts physically
harrowing bail was so committed to
realism he performed his own stunts and
ate real maggots and worms
that’s one actor who earned his paycheck
number four Bruce Wayne Batman The Dark
Knight trilogy
that’s frightened me
this time my enemies shared my dread
with help from Christopher Nolan bail
revived this franchise by painting
Batman as a dark complex and conflicted
hero inside I am
taking the character in new directions
bail makes his Bruce Wayne a lonely
private sad childlike man who puts on a
facade in more ways than one and his
Batman a conduit for rage with a sense
of injustice and one unmistakable voice
someone knows where he is
number three Dicky Eklund the fighter by
portraying an overbearing figure who’s
contending with substance-abuse bail
helps tell the tale of a real-life boxer
turned trainer as the loyal brother to
Marky Mark’s Micky Ward Mikey brother
he’s lost pretty face in a row I can’t
get used to losing as a mental thing in
preparation bail not only lost weight
but also studied the real-life Eklund’s
mannerisms and accent and tried to gain
an understanding of how the man’s mind
worked for all his hard work he was
awarded a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
who used to be the pride of Lowell huh
right here it was your pride of Lommel
right there that’s how it’s meant to be
you know number two Trevor Reznik
the machinist it takes a special kind of
commitment and sacrifice for an actor to
willingly take on a skeletal appearance
by losing a terrifying 63 pounds on a
diet of one apple and one can of tuna
per day Bale transforms into the
paranoid man who’s been plagued by
insomnia for a year
whatever I was paying you he’s wasting
his money go home
mister with this roll bale can earn your
respect with nothing more than a
tormented glance in the mirror number 1
Patrick Bateman American Psycho taking
the top spot on our list is bales cult
hit performance as a well-groomed serial
killing businessman without a doubt this
film made him the star he is today
because it showcases his talent and
range he continuously hits different
notes bouncing from creepy to insane to
terrifying relatable and even funny it’s
easy to see why many consider this the
actor’s greatest cinematic achievement
do you agree with our list which
Christian Bale performance is your
favorite I’m not sure I’m gonna get away
with it this time
for more great top 10s be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
just leave it but we’re have to return
some videotapes
committed to their characters as this
cinematic shapeshifter welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our top 10 favorite
Christian Bale performances you don’t
know how much I’m looking forward to
this shit
number 10 Jim Graham Empire of the Sun
kicking off our list is the role that
launched bales career when he was just
12 years old the young star Davi was
handpicked by Steven Spielberg from a
group of hopefuls to portray a youth
who’s abducted by the Japanese and
forced to witness wartime Horrors
despite vales inexperience he gives the
coming-of-age role and authenticity that
transcended his years making this one of
the greatest child performances ever
filmed I’ll give you a whole goddamn
fruit salad there frigidaires falling
from the sky number nine John Preston
equilibrium Bale takes the dystopian
future to terrifying new levels as an
elite government official who enforces a
ban on emotion music and art
he secretly opposes the injunction and
behind closed doors he dares to feel and
becomes a sense offender in the process
sure it’s not the finest sci-fi flick
ever but Bale brings his trademark
dedication and intensity while also
showing off his action star potential
number eight Jim Davis harsh times as a
former US Army Ranger who’s suffering
from post-traumatic stress disorder
Bay lures us into this dramatic tale by
taking his character down a dark path
filled with crime and even as an
unlikable mentally unstable man who’s
drowning his sorrows he is truly
compelling also major points for nailing
the American accent military terminology
and Mexican lingo number seven Dan Evans
3:10 to Yuma in this remake of the 1957
classic Bale portrays a civil war vet
who’s become an impoverished farmer down
on his luck and desperate to take care
of his family he accepts the task of
delivering a gang leader to a prison
trained bail turns in a mesmerizing
performance filled with depth complexity
and perseverance making him a Western
hero we truly feel for what time is the
best three where’s the freakin Yuma
number six Alfred Borden the prestige
this is the most magical role of Bale’s
career literally never show any
they’ll beg you and they’ll flatter you
for the secret but shouldn’t you give it
up you’ll be nothing to as a
working-class magician who’s caught in a
rivalry with Hugh Jackman bail shows us
just how obsessed jealous understated
and deceitful he can be why would not
trust you
I mean you owe me a mistress and why
anyone not trust unit without giving too
much away we think his character can be
best summed up by one word sacrifice but
unfortunately this role was and still is
criminally underrated easy on the poor
chap he does try so very hard
number five dieter Dengler rescued on
bail plays a US Navy pilot who is
captured during the Vietnam War in this
tale of survival his depiction of this
real-life character is nothing short of
amazing and by all accounts physically
harrowing bail was so committed to
realism he performed his own stunts and
ate real maggots and worms
that’s one actor who earned his paycheck
number four Bruce Wayne Batman The Dark
Knight trilogy
that’s frightened me
this time my enemies shared my dread
with help from Christopher Nolan bail
revived this franchise by painting
Batman as a dark complex and conflicted
hero inside I am
taking the character in new directions
bail makes his Bruce Wayne a lonely
private sad childlike man who puts on a
facade in more ways than one and his
Batman a conduit for rage with a sense
of injustice and one unmistakable voice
someone knows where he is
number three Dicky Eklund the fighter by
portraying an overbearing figure who’s
contending with substance-abuse bail
helps tell the tale of a real-life boxer
turned trainer as the loyal brother to
Marky Mark’s Micky Ward Mikey brother
he’s lost pretty face in a row I can’t
get used to losing as a mental thing in
preparation bail not only lost weight
but also studied the real-life Eklund’s
mannerisms and accent and tried to gain
an understanding of how the man’s mind
worked for all his hard work he was
awarded a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
who used to be the pride of Lowell huh
right here it was your pride of Lommel
right there that’s how it’s meant to be
you know number two Trevor Reznik
the machinist it takes a special kind of
commitment and sacrifice for an actor to
willingly take on a skeletal appearance
by losing a terrifying 63 pounds on a
diet of one apple and one can of tuna
per day Bale transforms into the
paranoid man who’s been plagued by
insomnia for a year
whatever I was paying you he’s wasting
his money go home
mister with this roll bale can earn your
respect with nothing more than a
tormented glance in the mirror number 1
Patrick Bateman American Psycho taking
the top spot on our list is bales cult
hit performance as a well-groomed serial
killing businessman without a doubt this
film made him the star he is today
because it showcases his talent and
range he continuously hits different
notes bouncing from creepy to insane to
terrifying relatable and even funny it’s
easy to see why many consider this the
actor’s greatest cinematic achievement
do you agree with our list which
Christian Bale performance is your
favorite I’m not sure I’m gonna get away
with it this time
for more great top 10s be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
just leave it but we’re have to return
some videotapes
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