American Psycho (2000)
Killer looks.
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.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 13 April 2000 |
| Genre | Thriller, Drama, Crime |
| Director | Mary Harron |
| Starring | Christian Bale, Justin Theroux and Josh Lucas |
| Runtime | 102 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 6.3/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 68% · Metacritic 64/100 · TMDB users 7.4/10 |
| Budget | $8 million |
| Box office | $34 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Mary Harron’s 2000 thriller, American Psycho, runs 102 minutes. Christian Bale plays an investment banker whose public mask of wealth cracks to reveal a violent, illogical ego. The film leans into the absurdity of corporate life, where the stakes are as petty as they are deadly. It is a dry, dark look at a man who cannot distinguish between a business transaction and a murder. The tagline, "Killer looks," does most of the heavy lifting.
What the critics said
The scores land in that specific middle ground where nobody is screaming, but nobody is cheering either. Rotten Tomatoes shows a 68% Tomatometer score as of June 2024, alongside a 6.3/10 average from rated reviews in September 2021. Metacritic sits at 64/100 as of July 2025. It is the kind of reception that suggests the film does exactly what it says it does, and then walks out of the room before the applause finishes.
How it did with audiences
The production budget stood at $7 million. In the United States and Canada, it earned $15 million. Worldwide, the total reached $34 million. That is a solid return on investment, though perhaps not the bloodbath the marketing suggested. On TMDB, users rate it 7.4 out of 10.
What came next for the cast
Christian Bale went from Empire of the Sun and Little Women to The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, and Batman Begins. That is a sharp pivot. Justin Theroux traded Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Mulholland Drive, and The Girl on the Train. Josh Lucas moved from Alive to A Beautiful Mind, Ford v Ferrari, and Hulk. Bill Sage slipped from The Insider into Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, Wrong Turn, and Mysterious Skin. The credits do not claim American Psycho caused these arcs. They only mark where each path bent. Careers are not straight lines. They are often a series of unexpected turns.
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Sources
- American Psycho on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q1405126 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “American Psycho (film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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