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American Psycho
2000 102 min Canada, United States of America R 18+
★7.2
Thriller, Drama, Crime
Director: Mary Harron
🎭 Based on
«American Psycho»
byBret Easton Ellis
Trailers
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Description
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Budget:
$7M
US Gross:
$15.07M
Worldwide:
$34.27M
Starring
Christian Bale
Actor
Justin Theroux
Actor
Josh Lucas
Actor
Awards
7 wins & 11 nominations total
Key opinion
American Psycho is widely regarded as a cult classic defined by Christian Bale’s chilling and masterful performance as the status-obsessed Patrick Bateman. While opinions on the narrative depth compared to the source material vary, the film is generally praised for its sharp satire of 1980s corporate culture and its effective blend of dark humor and psychological horror.
| Acting | Christian Bale delivers a career-defining, mesmerizing performance that perfectly captures the character's descent into sadistic madness. | |
| Acting | The supporting cast provides a flawless, high-quality ensemble effort that grounds the film's surreal atmosphere. | |
| Theme | The film’s tone is a subject of debate: some viewers find the dark humor and stylistic choices to be a brilliant satire of 1980s greed, while others feel the social commentary remains superficial or fails to capture the weight of the novel. | |
| Adaptation | The adaptation is divisive; supporters applaud the film for stripping away the book’s excessive digressions, while critics argue that major omissions leave the narrative logic and character motivations feeling incomplete. | |
| Ending | The ambiguous and abstract final act creates significant disagreement, with some appreciating the psychological uncertainty of the murders and others finding the lack of resolution contradictory. |