The Machinist

3.75
    The Machinist
    2004

    Synopsis

    Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him.

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    Cast

    • Christian BaleTrevor Reznik
    • Jennifer Jason LeighStevie
    • Aitana Sánchez-GijónMarie
    • John SharianIvan
    • Michael IronsideMiller
    • Lawrence Gilliard Jr.Jackson
    • Reg E. CatheyJones
    • Anna MasseyMrs. Shike
    • Matthew Romero MooreNicholas
    • Robert LongSupervisor Furman

    Recommendations

    • 90

      The Hollywood Reporter

      A brilliantly honed tale of dementia, starring a skeletal Christian Bale as a tormented insomniac wasting away and terrorized by his irreal existence.
    • 80

      Film Threat

      The Machinist is so brave and visually impressive, it should demand an audience.
    • 75

      Rolling Stone

      Director Brad Anderson tightens the screws of suspense, but it's Bale's gripping, beyond-the-call-of-duty performance that holds you in thrall.
    • 75

      ReelViews

      A harrowing experience for those to whom this sort of story appeals.
    • 75

      Christian Science Monitor

      Bale is brilliant.
    • 70

      Variety

      An intense, precision-controlled psychological mystery built around a very creepy lead performance by Christian Bale.
    • 50

      L.A. Weekly

      In a way, though, it’s all Bale's show. Withering down to an alarming 120 pounds, he delivers a deeply obsessed performance that leaves us both fascinated and sickened.
    • 42

      Entertainment Weekly

      Bale exists all too large under the circumstances, a well-fed actor playing at emaciation for the sake of a fiction about a character whose torment is as unreadable as his vertebrae are countable.

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