American Psycho

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American Psycho

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2000

1h 42m

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In New York City in 1987, a handsome, young urban professional, Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), lives a second life as a gruesome serial killer by night. The cast is filled by the detective (Willem Dafoe), the fiance (Reese Witherspoon), the mistress (Samantha Mathis), the coworker (Jared Leto), and the secretary (Chloë Sevigny). This is a biting, wry comedy examining the elements that make a man a monster.

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Critics Consensus

If it falls short of the deadly satire of Bret Easton Ellis's novel, American Psycho still finds its own blend of horror and humor, thanks in part to a fittingly creepy performance by Christian Bale.

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Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

It's about as violent as any R-rated movie in America. But it's a lot more boring.

Aug 21, 2025

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Dean Lamanna

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

It's to Bale's credit that this yuppie anomaly remains semi-watchable as the rest of the film slips into a comatose surreality.

Rated: 2.5/5

Apr 7, 2025

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Adrian Martin

The Age (Australia)

A smug, monotonal, buttoned-down rendering of the one-gag novel by Bret Easton Ellis, it wastes the acting talent of Christian Bale and gives post-modern irony a bad name.

Apr 5, 2025

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Bob Strauss

Los Angeles Daily News

The whole thing, if you'll pardon the expression, cut deeper when you had to visualize it in your mind.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 20, 2025

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Randall King

Winnipeg Sun

Bale, an actor who is male-model-handsome enough to epitomize Bateman's cold surface glamour, is also smart enough to understand that the character he's playing is not just a monster, but a loser.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 15, 2025

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

I love the message, I love the presentation, and I love the story. The character of Patrick Bateman is as strangely relatable as he is totally alien.

Rated: 10/10

Aug 12, 2025

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Wyatt K

I just love being able to see old movies in the big screen. Being born too late for the great bands is a drag, but it's great to be able to see old movies in the way they were supposed to be seen. Love retro days.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/07/24

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Sid

I love this movie! That chainsaw seen on the big screen was everything!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Adhiraj S

the show has a very mid plot and its all about violence + animal violence which threw me off killing a dog unnecessarily which was really wrong

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/25/25

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Joshua V

Bale is perfect and the satire is captured well. If I have a complaint it's that the real depravity of Bateman is glossed over from the book.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/21/25

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Ryan H

A good slasher flick that highlights an entitled weirdo, the smug over the top rich boy act put on by Bale is comical. I didn't like the "it was all in his head" twist.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/21/25

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chris h

I have not seen this movie for 15 years and recently bought it on Amazon. What a brilliant film. I stupidly re read the book and I can honestly say the film is better than the book. The novel is dull because of its explicitness, whereas the film suggests the violence and instead focuses on the characters. This has stood the test of time and is highly recommended.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/19/25

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Mary Harron

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Patrick Bateman

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Jared Leto

Paul Allen

Reese Witherspoon

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Synopsis

In New York City in 1987, a handsome, young urban professional, Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), lives a second life as a gruesome serial killer by night. The cast is filled by the detective (Willem Dafoe), the fiance (Reese Witherspoon), the mistress (Samantha Mathis), the coworker (Jared Leto), and the secretary (Chloë Sevigny). This is a biting, wry comedy examining the elements that make a man a monster.

Director: Mary Harron
Producer: Christian Halsey Solomon, Chris Hanley, Edward R. Pressman
Screenwriter: Bret Easton Ellis, Mary Harron, Guinevere Turner
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lions Gate Entertainment, P.P.S. Films, Quadra Entertainment, Muse Productions, Edward R. Pressman Film Corp.
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Strong Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 14, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 13, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.0M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby SR, Dolby Stereo, Dolby A
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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