American Psycho

2000 Directed by Mary Harron

I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.

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.

Christian Bale Willem Dafoe Jared Leto Josh Lucas Samantha Mathis Matt Ross Bill Sage Chloë Sevigny Cara Seymour Justin Theroux Guinevere Turner Reese Witherspoon Krista Sutton Reg E. Cathey Anthony Lemke Stephen Bogaert Monika Meier Blair Williams Marie Dame Kelley Harron Patricia Gage Landy Cannon Park Bench Catherine Black Margaret Ma Peter Tufford Kennedy Mark Pawson Jessica Lau Lilette Wiens Show All…

Alternative Titles

American Psycho - UR, Американски психар, Psicopata Americano, American Psycho 1, 美国杀人狂, 美国精神病人, 아메리칸 사이코, Американский психопат, American Psycho Uncut

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Review by Simon Ramshaw ★★★★½ 24

Me: Do you like Mary Harron’s adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho?
Snooty Film Analyst: It’s OK.
Me: The later scenes are a little too abstract for my tastes, but when Bateman’s monologuing carries on throughout all 102 minutes, I think it really comes into its own, commercially and artistically. The whole film has a clear, crisp look, and an old sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives Andrzej Sekula’s cinematography a big boost. Mary Harron's been compared to David Fincher in the final scenes, but I think Mary has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humour.
Snooty Film Analyst: Hey, Simon.
Me: Yes, Analyst?
Snooty Film Analyst: Why are their notes scattered around the place concerning theories…
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★½ 13

Christian Bale deserved an Oscar.
So quotable.
So funny.
So twisted.
So delirious.
So amazing.
Sorry this review is so short, I have to return some videotapes.
Review by brat pitt ★★★★ 19

bret easton ellis really had the nerve to say that women can’t direct even after mary harron adapted his book into one of the most iconic films of all time huh 🤔
Review by sree ★★★★★ 5

5 stars for the brutal murder of jared leto
Review by issy 🥝 ★★★★ 6

look I know this might be fairly controversial and I don't want to upset anyone I just think that this app is a place I can express my opinions about film and I really hope you agree and take my words with appreciation for freedom of speech and simple conversation when I say: patrick had the nicest business card anyway
Review by 🕯 ★★★★

patrick bateman’s horrified reaction when he saw his collague’s business card and said “it even has a watermark” was the most dramatic moment in cinematic history

Recent reviews

Review by POLLY

i only liked this originally because when i was watching it i was sleep deprived as fuck and thought it was about the struggles of being a bisexual psychopath and those two ginger guys were the same person
Review by Oz1 ★★★★

Mary Harron's American Psycho (2000) is based on Bret Easton Ellis' extremely controversial novel which mocks the shallow lifestyle (most importantly, obsessions) of modern and "trendy" people. Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) is a Vice President in a company called Pierce & Pierce. He is the epitome of "a rich modern man": he wears expensive clothes, exercises a lot and eats in fancy restaurants.
Under this shallow image, there is a dreamlike darkness hiding - waiting to burst out violently.
The entire film is devoted to its message; the film's content is perfect as a dark satire. The film likes to make us suspect if the murders and misogyny really happen or not. They are executed in a ridiculously funny way to…
Review by Wyatt Williams ★★★★

An interesting look at what Batman does while he's being Bruce Wayne.
I never knew I wanted Christian Bale running naked with a chainsaw attempting to murder a prostitute, but it scratched that itch. A fun movie with good commentary. Joker eat your heart out.
Review by wheeler_codie ★★★★½

I wish I had seen this sooner, but definitely a fantastic movie
Review by Gio Marterella ★★★

I read the book before the film, and as per usual I prefer the book. The film is bound by time constraints of 2 hours, so it can’t really dive into the true subtle psychopath behavior that the book illustrates perfectly. Because of this, the pacing feels off and rushed. Still just about as gruesome and insane as it’s paper counterpart though.
Review by jenny ★★★★

many thoughts head full
Review by emoly ★★★★

patrick bateman would have been a beauty vlogger send tweet
Review by KlausInDasHaus ★★★★½

I was on the verge of tears by the time we arrived at this incredibly stylish up-town establishment, since I'm positive we won't have a decent table. But we do, and relief washes over me in an awesome wave. My date wanted to go to Dorsia, but I read that it's become too commercial.
Bateman's is a wholly more sunstantial kind of culinary experience. Expext elegant cuts combined with brutal lashings of meat, but the greatest aspect is the main's pretentious crust - (the subtle off-white colouring, the tasteful thickness) but by the time you finish it has crumbled to flakey bits... As if it was never there at all.
NB: they've omitted the pork loin with lime Jell-O.
Review by Rui Alves de Sousa ★★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Raras vezes Hollywood conseguiu aliar violência e sátira como neste filme. Percebo o porquê do autor do livro criticar a súbita mudança de registo da adaptação (de um relato muito realista e sem escapes possíveis para a alucinação, passamos perto do fim para uma visão mais dúbia e algo abstracta da personagem), mas se isso ao início pode parecer "metido a martelo", acaba por fazer mais sentido do que se esperava até para a própria crítica social do filme - porque num sistema já tão corrupto e desumanizado, nada acaba por ser realmente chocante.