| Release Date | 21 January 2000 |
| Budget | $8,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $15,000,000 |
| Tagline | No Introduction Necessary. |
| Genre | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy |
| Country | USACanada |
| Filming Locations | Boston Club - 4 Front Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Language | English, Spanish, Cantonese |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Satire, Black Comedy |
| Mood | Comedy on the Edge |
| Themes | Serial Killers, Social Climbing, Unlikely Criminals, Office Politics |
| Tones | Chilly, Disturbing, Stylized, Deliberate, Menacing, Ominous, Satirical |
| Tags | Amoral, Career, Detective, Disillusionment, Materialism, Serial Killer, Slasher, Yuppies |
American Psycho is a cult 2000 thriller film directed by Mary Harron based on Bret Easton Ellis's novel of the same name. Though predominantly a psycho thriller, the film also blends elements of horror, satire, and black comedy. It stars Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman, with Jared Leto, Josh Lucas, Justin Theroux, Bill Sage, Chloë Sevigny, Reese Witherspoon, Willem Dafoe, and Samantha Mathis. The film focuses on Wall Street yuppie Patrick Bateman (Bale), whose mental instability and blood lust lead him to serial killing. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival on April 14, 2000.