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American Psycho

  • 2000
  • R
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
762K
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Christian Bale in American Psycho (2000)
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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 f... Read allA 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.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.

  • Director
    • Mary Harron
  • Writers
    • Bret Easton Ellis
    • Mary Harron
    • Guinevere Turner
  • Stars
    • Christian Bale
    • Justin Theroux
    • Josh Lucas
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    762K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    255
    • Director
      • Mary Harron
    • Writers
      • Bret Easton Ellis
      • Mary Harron
      • Guinevere Turner
    • Stars
      • Christian Bale
      • Justin Theroux
      • Josh Lucas
    • 1.7KUser reviews
    • 236Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 11 nominations total

    Videos3

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    Trailer 0:32
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    American Psycho: Killer Collector's Edition - Uncut Version
    Trailer 1:54
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    Christian Bale
    Christian Bale
    • Patrick Bateman
    Justin Theroux
    Justin Theroux
    • Timothy Bryce
    Josh Lucas
    Josh Lucas
    • Craig McDermott
    Bill Sage
    Bill Sage
    • David Van Patten
    Chloë Sevigny
    Chloë Sevigny
    • Jean
    Reese Witherspoon
    Reese Witherspoon
    • Evelyn Williams
    Samantha Mathis
    Samantha Mathis
    • Courtney Rawlinson
    Matt Ross
    Matt Ross
    • Luis Carruthers
    Jared Leto
    Jared Leto
    • Paul Allen
    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    • Donald Kimball
    Cara Seymour
    Cara Seymour
    • Christie
    Guinevere Turner
    Guinevere Turner
    • Elizabeth
    Stephen Bogaert
    Stephen Bogaert
    • Harold Carnes
    Monika Meier
    • Daisy
    Reg E. Cathey
    Reg E. Cathey
    • Homeless Man
    Blair Williams
    Blair Williams
    • Waiter #1
    Marie Dame
    Marie Dame
    • Victoria
    Kelley Harron
    • Bargirl
    • Director
      • Mary Harron
    • Writers
      • Bret Easton Ellis
      • Mary Harron
      • Guinevere Turner
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Looking for a way to create the character of Patrick Bateman, Christian Bale stumbled onto a Tom Cruise appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman (1993). According to co-writer and director Mary Harron, Bale saw in Cruise "this very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes," and Bale subsequently based the character of Bateman on that. Interestingly, Tom Cruise is actually featured in the novel. He lives in the same apartment complex as Bateman, who meets him in an elevator and gets the name of Cocktail (1988) wrong, calling it "Bartender."
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 21 mins) During Patrick's killing spree towards the end of the movie, when he is running between the two nearly-identical buildings, a Canadian flag is intermittently visible flapping out from behind the building on the left, revealing that this scene was shot in the Toronto-Dominion Plaza, not in New York.
    • Quotes

      [Recurring line]

      Patrick Bateman: I have to return some videotapes.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits are accompanied by what appear to be drops of blood, but these become portions of sauce.
    • Alternate versions
      For the US theatrical release, director Mary Harron had to edit the following two scenes (which are available on the unrated edition) in order to receive an R-rating from the MPAA:
      • The word "asshole" in the line, "Christy, get down on your knees so Sabrina can see your asshole" was changed to just "ass".
      • The threesome during the same scene was trimmed several seconds.
      The uncut version played theatrically in Canada and Europe and was later released unrated on home media in the United States.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Beach/Snow Day/Holy Smoke (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      True Faith
      Written by Peter Hook, Stephen Hague, Gillian Gilbert, Bernard Sumner & Stephen Morris
      Performed by New Order
      Courtesy of Warner Music U.K. Ltd.
      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products, Universal Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music,
      Inc.

    User reviews1.7K

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    Featured review

    Interesting, always interesting!

    By the end, I didn't know what to make of it, but now I understand the film much better. This film is must viewing, it brings out the truth about today's world - Nothing but material values matter, we live empty lives, we think empty thoughts, we are empty people, life is boring.

    Christian Bale is awesome, quality acting! Willem Dafoe was underused, I didn't think the support cast had the same quality material as Bale.

    The photography is stylish, very 80s gloss!

    The direction is terrific, wonderful camera work.

    Overall, see it, it's satire, black comedy, social commentary and more!
    • darth_sidious
    • Oct 21, 2001
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 14, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Filmymen
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Psicópata americano
    • Filming locations
      • Phoenix Concert Theater - 410 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Am Psycho Productions
      • Lionsgate
      • Muse Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,070,285
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,961,015
      • Apr 16, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $34,266,679
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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