 Promotional poster for The Machinist The Machinist is a 2004 drama/thriller movie, directed by Brad Anderson.
Christian Bale, who plays the protagonist, Trevor Reznik, starved himself three weeks prior to filming, as his character needed to look drastically thin. He apparently lost over 60 pounds, around a 1/3 of his body weight.
Plot
Trevor Reznik (Played by Bale), is suffering from insomnia, hasn't slept for over a year, and has become emaciated, with a skeleton-like appearance. He doesn't know what is wrong, and carries on working as a machinist. His colleagues, noticing his unusual appearance and behaviour, begin to shy away from him, eventually turning on him after he's involved in an accident, where a co-worker loses an arm. Trevor is plagued with guilt, and eventually becomes paranoid, believing the other workers are conspiring to get rid of him.
He begins to find cryptic messages in his apartment, then learns that one of the people involved in the accident doesn't exist. Not knowing whether these incidents are a result of his fatigue; or an attempt by someone to drive him mad; he tries to investigate.
Tagline: A little guilt goes a long way...
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