American Psycho
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- Synopsis
- Bret Easton Ellis' dark and violent satire of America in the 1980s is brought to the screen in this unsettling drama with black comic overtones. Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), the son of a wealthy Wall Street financier, is pursuing his own ......
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- Starring
- Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis
- Director(s)
- Mary Harron
- Distributor(s)
- Lions Gate Films
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 97 min.
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The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites
A lean and mean horror comedy classic.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
Funny, pungent, and weirdly gripping.Read the full review
Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites
An uneven movie that nonetheless bristles with stinging wit and exerts a perverse fascination.Read the full review
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