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American Psycho

American Psycho

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20007.41h 42m

Overview

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.

Directed by Mary Harron
Written by Bret Easton Ellis, Mary Harron, Guinevere Turner
Produced by Christian Halsey Solomon, Chris Hanley, Edward R. Pressman
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0MRevenue: $34.3M

Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

new york citybased on novel or bookbusinessmanpsychopathdark comedysatirewall streetserial killerchainsawbig citypsychological thrillercharacter studywhite collarharvard business schoolvoice imitation1980samerican businessmanbloodyambiguitypsychological horrorhorrorbaffledhorrifiedassassino em série

About American Psycho

American Psycho is a thriller, drama, crime film released in 2000 exploring themes of new york city, based on novel or book, businessman, psychopath, dark comedy, satire. Directed by Mary Harron, it stars Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas. 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.

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