American Psycho
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A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
- Release Date
- April 14, 2000
- Director
- Mary Harron
- Cast
- Christian Bale , Justin Theroux , Josh Lucas , Bill Sage
- Runtime
- 101 minutes
- Studio
- Lions Gate Films
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