American Psycho

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American Psycho

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Released Apr 14, 2000

1h 43m

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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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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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

... A ferociously intelligent, horribly violent and darkly funny parable of greed and violence.

Apr 25, 2023

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

The slick satire cleverly equates materialism, narcissism, misogyny, and classism with homicide, but you may laugh so loud at the protagonist that you won't be able to hear yourself laughing with him.

Mar 28, 2011

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

It's hard to summon up enthusiasm for a performance so rooted in bloody banality. I mean, as Patrick, Bale's most emotionally pressing dilemma is: Chainsaw or butcher knife?

Mar 28, 2011

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

The film’s crisp and controlled style is immediately appealing, but things become repetitive in the film’s second act. Luckily the open-ended and frenetic conclusion makes for an even more compelling examination of the film’s themes.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 13, 2024

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Chuck Klosterman

Akron Beacon Journal

I will not give away the ending to American Psycho, but I will say this: The last three scenes are implausible and unnecessary (and totally unrelated to the book) and the ending includes the cheapest, most manipulative trick in filmmaking.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 28, 2023

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Christian Bale is razor sharp... as blank corporate drone Patrick Bateman... a preening tiger in designer suits whose speaking voice is part salesman, part self-help guru, and completely artificial

Apr 8, 2023

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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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king r

i guess you could say its sigma cinema

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/21/24

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Audience Member

IMO the ending killed everything.Plus the movie felt like it was all over the place. It felt like I was watching a PG-13 Porn.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/14/24

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cobalt b

American psycho is one of those movies that appears to be put on a pedestal due to it being a 'classic' when in reality this movie is a nonsensical acid trip of a Thriller.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/14/24

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Kimberly R

The movie is good. Really good. But the book....the book is amazing

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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Mary Harron

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Christian Bale

Patrick Bateman

Willem Dafoe

Donald Kimball

Jared Leto

Paul Allen

Reese Witherspoon

Evelyn Williams

Samantha Mathis

Courtney Rawlinson

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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: P.P.S. Films, Lions Gate Entertainment, Edward R. Pressman Film Corp., Muse Productions, Quadra Entertainment
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 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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