Melissa Leo worked with Christian Bale.
The Big Short (film) . The film stars Christian Bale , Steve Carell , Ryan Gosling , Brad Pitt , Melissa Leo , Hamish Linklater , John Magaro , Rafe Spall , Jeremy Strong , Finn Wittrock and Marisa Tomei . The Fighter is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell , and starring Mark Wahlberg , Christian Bale , Amy Adams and Melissa Leo . The film also stars Amy Adams as Micky 's girlfriend Charlene Fleming , and Melissa Leo as Micky and Dicky 's mother , Alice Eklund-Ward .