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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 of the same name 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.
Apr 14, 2000 · American Psycho: Directed by Mary Harron. 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.
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 ...
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A male director might have thought Patrick Bateman, the hero of "American Psycho," was a serial killer because of psychological twists, but Mary Harron sees him as a guy who's prey to the usual male drives and compulsions.
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. Watch trailers & learn more.
Patrick (a pre-Batman Christian Bale) has everything a Yuppie could dream for: wealth, looks, a snappy wardrobe. What he doesn't have, though, is a conscience preventing him from becoming a psycho killer. A pitch-black comedy directed by Mary Harron.
Twenty-seven year old Wall Streeter Patrick Bateman travels among a closed network of the proverbial beautiful people, that closed network in only they able to allow others like themselves in in a feeling of superiority.
