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Actor · Producer · age 52

Christian Bale

Best rated: The Dark Knight (8.5)

Christian Bale, illustrated
Films
48
Avg rating
6.72
Peak run
2006’08
Oscar wins
1 of 4
CompareBacon number
Every film, by TMDB rating

The career

Christian Bale, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 2006 to 2008, 7.505678919901995200020052010201520202025The Dark Knight 8.5Knight of Cups 5.7Career avg 6.72

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Christian Bale's career barcodecoolhot
198749 films2026
Current formLast 5: 6.66 vs career 6.72 (−0.06)
  1. WFord v Ferrari2019 · 8.0+1.3
  2. LThor: Love and Thunder2022 · 6.4−0.4
  3. LAmsterdam2022 · 6.1−0.7
  4. WThe Pale Blue Eye2022 · 6.8+0.1
  5. LThe Bride!2026 · 6.1−0.6
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Christian by the numbers

Average
6.72
48 rated films
Vote weighted
6.84
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.72
rating spread
Career
40y
1987 to 2026
Total votes
231K
across every film
Best
8.5
The Dark Knight
Worst
5.7
Knight of Cups
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2026The Bride! posterThe Bride!Frank6.1681
2022The Pale Blue Eye posterThe Pale Blue EyeAugustus Landor6.82,297
2022Werner Herzog: Radical DreamerSelf·16
2022Amsterdam posterAmsterdamBurt Berendsen6.11,908
2022Thor: Love and Thunder posterThor: Love and ThunderGorr6.49,035
2019Ford v Ferrari posterFord v FerrariKen Miles8.09,369
2018Vice posterViceDick Cheney7.03,708
2018Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle posterMowgli: Legend of the JungleBagheera (voice)6.52,657
2017Hostiles posterHostilesCaptain Joseph J. Blocker7.02,603
2016The Promise posterThe PromiseChris Myers6.8520
2015Knight of Cups posterKnight of CupsRick5.7747
2015The Big Short posterThe Big ShortMichael Burry7.410,157
2014Exodus: Gods and Kings posterExodus: Gods and KingsMoses5.94,970
2013American Hustle posterAmerican HustleIrving Rosenfeld6.97,943
2013Out of the Furnace posterOut of the FurnaceRussell Baze6.62,195
2012The Dark Knight Rises posterThe Dark Knight RisesBruce Wayne7.825,103
2011The Flowers of War posterThe Flowers of WarJohn Miller7.4938
2010The Fighter posterThe FighterDicky Eklund7.44,879
2009Public Enemies posterPublic EnemiesMelvin Purvis6.74,998
2009Terminator Salvation posterTerminator SalvationJohn Connor6.17,295
Better together?

Christian Bale's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale movies · Christian Bale and Michael Caine movies · Christian Bale and Amy Adams movies · David O. Russell and Christian Bale movies

Takes

On Christian Bale

9 nominations, 6 wins

Awards record

  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 2019
    Christian Bale
    Nominated
  • Best Actor, Musical or Comedy · Golden Globe Awards 2019
    Christian Bale
    Won
  • Best Actor · Critics Choice Awards 2019
    Christian Bale
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 2016
    Christian Bale
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 2014
    Christian Bale
    Nominated
  • Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 2011
    Christian Bale
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actor · Golden Globe Awards 2011
    Christian Bale
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actor · Critics Choice Awards 2011
    Christian Bale
    Won
  • Male Actor in a Supporting Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2011
    Christian Bale
    Won

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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