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American Psycho (2000)

18 102 min  -  Crime | Drama  -   14 April 2000 (USA)
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Reviews: 952 user | 201 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

Writers:

Bret Easton Ellis (novel), Mary Harron (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

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Storyline

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>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Materialism | Fear | Violence | Stabbing | Blood  | See more »

Taglines:

I think my mask of sanity is about to slip See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, sexuality, drug use and language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Cantonese

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Psicópata americano See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,961,015 (USA) (16 April 2000) (1236 Screens)

Gross:

$34,266,564 (Worldwide)
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Initially given an NC-17 rating by the MPAA, the cinematic kiss of death due to distribution difficulties. Mary Harron argued volubly against the rating but was forced to make some minor trims to receive an R rating. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The album Bateman holds up while entertaining the escorts is Phil Collins' solo album "No Jacket Required", although "In Too Deep" is from the Genesis album "Invisible Touch". Although it seems like a minor error, someone as obsessed with pop music as Bateman is would be unlikely to make such a mistake. See more »

Quotes

Evelyn Williams: What does Mr. Grinch want for Christmas? And don't say breast implants again.
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Soundtracks

"Try to Dismember"
Written by Mj Mynarski
Performed by Mj Mynarski
Published by Cherry River Music Co. (BMI) and Sammy J Music (BMI) See more »