Christian Bale worked with Mark Wahlberg.
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The Fighter is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell , and starring Mark Wahlberg , Christian Bale , Amy Adams and Melissa Leo .	David O. Russell	David O. Russell	Mark Wahlberg	Mark Wahlberg	Christian Bale	Christian Bale	Amy Adams	Amy Adams	Melissa Leo	Melissa Leo	biographical	Biographical film	sports	Sports film	drama film	drama (genre)
