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Christian Bale explains why he dropped to 8 stone and slept for two hours a night to play The Machinist
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The Machinist: Christian Bale is a factory worker who cannot sleep and starts to question his sanity. It's a great mind-bending psychological thriller. : r/NetflixBestOf
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Christian Bale looking Like skeleton, lost 62 pounds for his role | The Machinist (2004) Movie - YouTube
Did Christian Bale suffer any lasting effects from losing all that weight in 'The Machinist'? - Quora
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Christian Bale's 60-Pound Weight Loss for 'The Machinist' Was Due to a Script Typo - In Touch Weekly
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I did Christian Bale 'Machinist' diet - I lost over a stone in a week, it was brutal | The Scottish Sun
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Christian Bale — "The Machinist" | Stars Who Were Radically Transformed for a Movie Role | Purple Clover
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