Christian Bale acted in American films.
American Psycho is a 2000 American black comedy horror film co-written and directed by Mary Harron , based on Bret Easton Ellis 's 1991 novel of the same name . Christian Bale . In 2000 , he garnered critical acclaim for his portrayal of serial killer Patrick Bateman in American Psycho . Empire of the Sun is a 1987 American epic coming-of-age war film based on J. G. Ballard 's semi-autobiographical novel of the same name .