Speaking of Christian Bale, how about American Psycho? I thought it was very well done and before-it's-time, though admittedly disturbing :/

-- Recommendation : Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Writer-director Nicole Holofcener's bittersweet tale examines the evolving lives of four female friends living in Los Angeles: married and financially secure Jane (Frances McDormand), Franny (Joan Cusack) and Christine (Catherine Keener), and their single friend Olivia (Jennifer Aniston). As the friends move from one group event to the next, married life starts showing cracks for Jane, Franny and Christine, while Olivia struggles to find herself.

Cast:
Jennifer Aniston, Joan Cusack, Catherine Keener, Frances McDormand, Jason Isaacs, Scott Caan, Simon McBurney, Greg Germann, Ty Burrell
Director:
Nicole Holofcener
Genres:
Comedies, Dramas, Independent Movies, Independent Dramas, Independent Comedies

I did not like it. Overall I don't think people behave like this. Lot of interesting actors so it's... disappointing.

Never Forever
2007R101 minutes

Vera Farmiga stars in this heartbreaking drama (a 2006 Sundance Film Festival entry) as Sophie, a woman who's utterly devoted to her husband but finds she's unable to get pregnant. When Sophie makes an odd but decisive choice to bring a Korean immigrant (Jung-woo Ha) into their marriage, her fateful decision soon threatens to tear the couple apart -- and drive Sophie to the brink of total despair.

Cast:
Vera Farmiga, Asa Somers, Shirley Roeca, Jackson Pace, Alex Manette, Jung-woo Ha, David McInnis
Director:
Gina Kim
Genres:
Dramas, Independent Movies, Independent Dramas
This movie is:
Cerebral, Dark

Wristcutters: A Love Story
2006R88 minutes

Depressed over his breakup with girlfriend Desiree (Leslie Bibb), Zia (Patrick Fugit) slits his wrists, only to find himself sent to a bleak corner of the afterlife reserved for those who kill themselves in Goran Dukic's dark comic fantasy. When he learns that Desiree also commits suicide, he's joined by a pair of fellow lost souls (Shannyn Sossamon and Shea Whigham) on a quest to find her and see if love and happiness can exist even in death.

Cast:
Patrick Fugit, Abraham Benrubi, Shannyn Sossamon, Leslie Bibb, Mark Boone Junior, Cameron Bowen, Mikal Portnoi Lazarev, Clayne Crawford, Tom Waits, Chase Ellison, John Hawkes, Will Arnett, Jake Busey, Shea Whigham, Mary Pat Gleason, Irwin Keyes, Jazzmun
Director:
Goran Dukic
Genres:
Comedies, Independent Movies, Romantic Movies, Dark Comedies, Romantic Comedies, Independent Comedies, Romantic Independent Movies
This movie is:
Dark, Quirky, Romantic, Understated, Witty