In New York City in 1987, a handsome, young urban professional, Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), lives a second life as a gruesome serial killer by night. The cast is filled by the detective (Willem Dafoe), the fiance (Reese Witherspoon), the mistress (Samantha Mathis), the coworker (Jared Leto), and the secretary (Chloë Sevigny). This is a biting, wry comedy examining the elements that make a man a monster.
"American Psycho directly addresses the horror of capitalism, in which other people are just props for the fantasies of men who get wealthier by the second." - The Baffler
"Christian Bale is heroic in the way he allows the character to leap joyfully into despicability; there is no instinct for self-preservation here, and that is one mark of a good actor." - Roger Ebert
"Harron's adaptation of Ellis's novel is brilliant, probably better than the book itself." - Film.com
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