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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.
Theatrical
Apr 14, 2000
Box Office
$34.3M
Budget
$7.0M
Return
4.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 9, 2025
Theaters
5
Director
Mary Harron
Writers
Guinevere Turner, Mary Harron
Producers
Christian Halsey Solomon, Edward R. Pressman, Chris Hanley
Music
John Cale
Studio
Lionsgate, Pressman Film, Muse Productions, Christian Halsey Solomon Productions
Themes
new york city
based on novel or book
businessman
wall street
psychopath
satire
dark comedy
serial killer
chainsaw
big city
psychological thriller
character study
white collar
harvard business school
voice imitation
1980s
american businessman
bloody
ambiguity
psychological horror
horror
baffled
horrified
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Christian Bale
Patrick Bateman
J
Justin Theroux
Timothy Bryce
J
Josh Lucas
Craig McDermott
B
Bill Sage
David Van Patten
C
Chloë Sevigny
Jean
R
Reese Witherspoon
Evelyn Williams
S
Samantha Mathis
Courtney Rawlinson
M
Matt Ross
Luis Carruthers
J
Jared Leto
Paul Allen
Willem Dafoe
Donald Kimball
C
Cara Seymour
Christie
G
Guinevere Turner
Elizabeth
S
Stephen Bogaert
Harold Carnes
R
Reg E. Cathey
Homeless Man
B
Blair Williams
Waiter #1
M
Marie Dame
Victoria
P
Patricia Gage
Mrs. Wolfe
K
Krista Sutton
Sabrina
L
Landy Cannon
Man at Pierce & Pierce
P
Park Bench
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