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American Psycho is a 2000 satirical horror film directed by Mary Harron, who co-wrote the screenplay with Guinevere Turner. Based on the 1991 novel by Bret Easton Ellis, it stars Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman, a New York City investment banker who leads a double life as a serial killer.
With Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage. A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
Oct 15, 2024 · Christian Bale's performance as Patrick Bateman is iconic and secured American Psycho a cult following that's endured over two decades. Patrick Bateman indulges his most violent urges in American Psycho, acting on every sadistic impulse without any consequence in his Wall Street life.
American Psycho. 2000 | Maturity Rating:R | 1h 41m | Thriller. Plans start at just $6.99. Join Now. Based on the book by Bret Easton Ellis, a businessman who leads a double life as a serial killer struggles to keep up appearances and hold his sanity. Starring:Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto. Plans start at just $6.99. Join Now.
American Psycho is a horror novel by American writer Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1991. The story is told in the first-person by Patrick Bateman, a wealthy, narcissistic, vain Manhattan investment banker who lives a double life as a serial killer.
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.
- Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Christian Bale is heroic in the way he allows the character to leap joyfully into despicability; there is no instinct for self-preservation here, and that is one mark of a good actor. When Bateman kills, it is not with the zeal of a villain from a slasher movie.
In 1987, wealthy New York investment banker Patrick Bateman's (Christian Bale) life revolves around dining at trendy restaurants while keeping up appearances for his fiance Evelyn (Reese Witherspoon) and for his circle of wealthy and shallow associates, most of whom he dislikes.
Apr 14, 2020 · 'American Psycho' offered a chilling look at '80s yuppie culture and cemented Christian Bale's transition from child star to one of Hollywood's greatest contemporary actors.
About AMERICAN PSYCHO. Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) is a Wall Street yuppie, obsessed with success, status, and style, with a stunning fiancée (Reese Witherspoon). He is also a psychotic killer who rapes, murders, and dismembers both strangers and acquaintances without provocation or purpose.
