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American Psycho (2000) 7.6
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Metascore: 64/100
Reviews: 973 user | 213 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Mary Harron |
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| Justin Theroux | ... | ||
| Josh Lucas | ... | ||
| Bill Sage | ... | ||
| Chloë Sevigny | ... | ||
| Reese Witherspoon | ... | ||
| Samantha Mathis | ... | ||
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| Jared Leto | ... | ||
| Willem Dafoe | ... | ||
| Cara Seymour | ... | ||
| Guinevere Turner | ... | ||
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Patrick Bateman, a young, well to do man working on wall street at his father's company kills for no reason at all. As his life progresses his hatred for the world becomes more and more intense. Written by Fabian DuBois <fabian_dubois@sliquid.cjb.net>
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Killer inside. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence, sexuality, drug use and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
14 April 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Psicópata americano See more »Box Office
Budget:
$7,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£749,526 (UK) (21 April 2000)Gross:
ESP 466,785,361 (Spain) (29 June 2001)Company Credits
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Written by Linda Creed and Michael Masser
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra (as The London Philharmonic Orchestra)
Courtesy of K-Tel International and EMI Music Publishing
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The only parts of the movie that author Bret Easton Ellis didn't like was Bateman's moonwalk during Paul Allen's murder-scene and the voice-over, which he felt was "too explicit". See more »Goofs
The porno movie that goes on during Patrick's telephone conversation with his fiancé is taken from Red Vibe Diaries: Object of Desire, produced in 1997. See more »Quotes
Patrick Bateman: There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman; some kind of abstraction. But there is no real me: only an entity, something illusory. And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable... I simply am not there.See more »
Soundtracks
"The Greatest Love Of All"Written by Linda Creed and Michael Masser
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra (as The London Philharmonic Orchestra)
Courtesy of K-Tel International and EMI Music Publishing
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Without a doubt the most underrated movie of the past decade, "American Psycho" is a piece of American cinema that shouldn't be missed by anyone, regardless if they do not like the violence (which does have its reasons).
Christian Bale gives a flawless performance as the troubled, deep down wannabe Yuppie who has psychotic, violent impulses. This is true acting here, folks. Not phoned in Tom Crooze acting. Some people object to Patrick Bateman narrating the movie [always a weak sign in a movie] and not letting us figure his motives out on our own, but if you watch closely, Bale shows us Bateman's vulnerablity through every minute of every day of his life. The movie is at times hysterical, as his character uses dominant Alpha Monkey behavior around the opposite sex. But again, it's all for good reason.
If not for Bale's performance, see it for the knife twisting satire of the '80's -- from the clothes, to the hairdos, to the music [I'll never be able to hear Phil Collins in the same way again!] The production value is rich in '80's nostalgia from the "Black and White" set designs to the enormous cellphones [how could we forget those?].
This is a movie that major studios are too afraid to touch. This is film making. Remember film making? When films took you on a ride in someone's life and you would walk away with a piece of their mind? American Psycho doesn't have any real morals or answers, but it shows the deep psychological insecurities some men suffer everyday. Oh yeah, and it was directed by a woman, so all you feminists shut up!