American Psycho

American Psycho

2000 · 1h 42m · R

Killer looks.

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.

Full synopsis

It's the late 1980s. 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. Patrick has a routinized morning regimen to maintain his appearance of attractiveness and fitness. He, like those in his network, are vain, narcissistic, egomaniacal and competitive, always having to one up everyone else in that presentation of oneself, but he, unlike the others, realizes that, for himself, all of these are masks to hide what is truly underneath, someone/something inhuman in nature. In other words, he is comprised of a shell resembling a human that contains only greed and disgust, greed in wanting what others may have, and disgust for those who do not meet his expectations and for himself in not being the first or the best. That disgust ends up manifesting itself in wanting to rid the world of those people, he not seeing them as people but only of those characteristics he wants to rid.

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Cast (44)

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 Patricia Gage Patricia Gage Mrs. Wolfe Krista Sutton Krista Sutton Sabrina Landy Cannon Landy Cannon Man at Pierce & Pierce Park Bench Stash Catherine Black Catherine Black Vanden Peter Tufford Kennedy Peter Tufford Kennedy Hamilton Mark Pawson Humphrey Rhineback Lilette Wiens Maitre Dí Charlotte Hunter Charlotte Hunter Libby Kiki Buttignol Caron Joyce R. Korbin Woman at ATM Reuben Thompson Waiter #2 Bryan Renfro Bryan Renfro Night Watchman Ross Gibby Ross Gibby Man Outside Store Christina McKay Young Woman Alan McCullough Alan McCullough Man in Stall Anthony Lemke Anthony Lemke Marcus Halberstram Connie Chen Connie Chen Gwendolyn Ichiban Brett Alexander Davidson Brett Alexander Davidson Bartender (uncredited) Peter Loung Peter Loung Dancer (uncredited) Joseph Oliveira Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Leanne Poirier Greenfield Leanne Poirier Greenfield Party Girl (uncredited) Somaya Reece Somaya Reece Bar Girl (uncredited) Kate Steen Pierce & Pierce Girl (uncredited) Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Marilyn Burns Marilyn Burns Sally Hardesty (archive footage) (uncredited)