← Apex Mountain

Christian Bale

Apex — The Dark Knight (2008)
25,000 feet (Camp III)
51st highest of 108

A billion-dollar comic-book film that was taken seriously, a clear step up from Batman Begins.

The career, climbed — every film on the shared Everest scale; hover for detail

Summit · 28,000Death Zone · 26,247Camp III · 23,500Camp II · 20,5001985868788891990919293941995969798992000010203042005060708092010111213142015161718192020212223242025262728292030

Filmography

FilmYearElevation
The Dark Knight ▲ apex200822,857 ft
American Hustle201322,819 ft
Batman Begins200522,741 ft
The Dark Knight Rises201222,722 ft
Empire of the Sun198722,634 ft
The Fighter201022,534 ft
Vice201822,482 ft
Ford v Ferrari201922,458 ft
Reign of Fire200222,414 ft
American Psycho200022,348 ft
The Big Short201522,330 ft
Exodus: Gods and Kings201422,328 ft
Equilibrium200222,300 ft
The Prestige200622,271 ft
Hostiles201722,262 ft
Rescue Dawn200722,259 ft
The Pale Blue Eye202222,253 ft
The Flowers of War201122,242 ft
Newsies199222,227 ft
I'm Not There200722,226 ft
Amsterdam202222,225 ft
The Machinist200422,217 ft
Out of the Furnace201322,166 ft
Knight of Cups201522,148 ft
Harsh Times200522,144 ft
Metroland199822,098 ft
Public Enemies200922,062 ft
Terminator Salvation200922,045 ft
3:10 to Yuma200722,011 ft
Thor: Love and Thunder202221,963 ft
Swing Kids199321,934 ft
Treasure Island199021,920 ft
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle201821,911 ft
Mio in the Land of Faraway198721,895 ft
Laurel Canyon200321,892 ft
The Bride!202621,881 ft
All the Little Animals199921,865 ft
The Promise201621,781 ft
Prince of Jutland199421,724 ft
Shaft200021,710 ft
Captain Corelli's Mandolin200121,709 ft
Velvet Goldmine199821,696 ft
The New World200521,690 ft
The Secret Agent199621,663 ft
Pocahontas199521,637 ft
The Portrait of a Lady199621,634 ft
Little Women199421,625 ft
A Midsummer Night's Dream199921,589 ft
Henry V198921,575 ft
A Murder of Quality199121,574 ft