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The Machinist

  • 20042004
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  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Christian Bale in The Machinist (2004)
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An industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity.An industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity.An industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
386K
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POPULARITY
1,213
71
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    • Director
      • Brad Anderson(a film by)
    • Writer
      • Scott Kosar
    • Stars
      • Christian Bale
      • Jennifer Jason Leigh
      • Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Brad Anderson(a film by)
    • Writer
      • Scott Kosar
    • Stars
      • Christian Bale
      • Jennifer Jason Leigh
      • Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 600User reviews
    • 210Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 15 nominations

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    Trailer 2:33
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    Christian Bale in The Machinist (2004)
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    Aitana Sánchez-Gijón in The Machinist (2004)
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    Christian Bale in The Machinist (2004)
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    Christian Bale and Jennifer Jason Leigh in The Machinist (2004)
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    Christian Bale
    Christian Bale
    • Trevor Reznik
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • Stevie
    Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
    Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
    • Marie
    John Sharian
    John Sharian
    • Ivan
    Michael Ironside
    Michael Ironside
    • Miller
    Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
    Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
    • Jackson
    • (as Larry Gilliard)
    Reg E. Cathey
    Reg E. Cathey
    • Jones
    Anna Massey
    Anna Massey
    • Mrs. Shrike
    Matthew Romero Moore
    Matthew Romero Moore
    • Nicholas
    • (as Matthew Romero)
    Robert Long
    • Supervisor Furman
    Colin Stinton
    Colin Stinton
    • Inspector Rogers
    Craig Stevenson
    Craig Stevenson
    • Tucker
    Ferran Lahoz
    • Gonzales
    Jeremy Xido
    Jeremy Xido
    • Evangelisti
    Norman Bell
    • DMV Clerk
    Nancy Crane
    Nancy Crane
    • Waitress
    Richard Torrington
    • Radiologist
    Buffy Davis
    • Marge
    • Director
      • Brad Anderson(a film by)
    • Writer
      • Scott Kosar
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The producers of the film claim that Christian Bale dropped from about 173 pounds in weight down to about 110 pounds in weight to make this film. They also claim that Bale actually wanted to drop down to 100 pounds, but that they would not let him go below 120 out of fear that his health could be in too much danger if he did. His diet consisted of one can of tuna and an apple per day. His 63-pound weight loss is said to be a record for any actor for a movie role. He regained the weight in time for his role in Batman Begins (2005).
    • Goofs
      In the bathroom of The Boiler Room, Trevor knocks down the right soap dispenser. However, in the next shot it is up again.
    • Quotes

      Trevor Reznik: Stevie, I haven't slept in a year.

      Stevie: Jesus Christ!

      Trevor Reznik: I tried him too.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Machinist: Breaking the Rules (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Lunar Rhapsody
      Written by Buddy Feyne (as Budy Feine) & Harry Revel

      Worldwide Publisher Michael H. Goldsen Inc.; Sub-Publisher for Spain and Portugal Alondra Music, S.L.

      Performed by Les Baxter

      (p) 1948 Capitol Records

      Licensed by EMI Music (Spain), Madrid, Spain 2004

      Special products department - exclusive assignee

    User reviews600

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    8/10
    A grower
    It's a common rule that people subconsciously decide within the first ten minutes whether they like a movie or not. It didn't even take me that long to know that I would be intrigued by "The Machinist".

    The set up is perfect. It's adorable how the movie constantly establishes new plot points without ever getting tedious. As the story goes on it gets hard to believe that the ending will be able to explain everything and you start pondering that there can only be one possible conclusion for all the weird events. It may be disappointing at first to learn that your predictions are probably dead-on and you might go: "Not that old twist again." The beautiful thing, however, is that there's an explanation to the twist that really adds a lot to the concept. Much later, when you've already left the theater and you rethink the whole thing, you'll find that the script is much cleverer than you had thought at first. To me the biggest achievement of the movie in retrospective is, that it's never creepy just for the sake of freaking the audience out (and hell, the carnival-sequence is so friggin creepy and well made, it's delightful). Every scene has its purpose and that is not often the case in horror and mystery movies.

    Although the whole cast did a fine job, Christian Bale's terrific performance must be mentioned. Usually I'm annoyed by stories about actors losing or gaining weight in preparation for a role, because mostly it's uncalled for anyway and not even worth a mention. What Bale did to prepare for "The Machinist", however, is nothing short of heroic. He lost 60 pounds and looks so unhealthy throughout the whole movie that it's hard to believe he turned into himself again after the director yelled "cut!".

    I can recommend "The Machinist" to anybody who's looking for a movie that keeps you intrigued longer than just during its running time. If after 10 minutes you like the movie, after days you'll find yourself still obsessed with it. I love it, when a movie does that to me!
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    • Why did he wash his hands with bleach?
    • Is Trevor imagining things?
    • Who is Ivan?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 3, 2004 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • France
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Gã Thợ Máy
    • Filming locations
      • Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Filmax Group
      • Castelao Producciones
      • Canal+ España
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,082,715
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $64,661
      • Oct 24, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,203,235
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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