The Machinist

IMDb

7.6/10

Rated

R

The Machinist is a 2004 psychological thriller directed by Brad Anderson, famous for Christian Bale's shocking physical transformation. Bale plays Trevor Reznik, a lathe operator so thin and exhausted that he has not slept for a year. After he causes a terrible accident at the factory, Trevor becomes convinced that a grinning coworker named Ivan, whom no one else seems to know, is plotting against him. His only comforts are a waitress at the airport cafe and a kind-hearted prostitute played by Jennifer Jason Leigh.

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