Released in 2000, is a biting satirical black comedy and horror film that has evolved from a controversial adaptation into a defining cultural landmark. Directed by Mary Harron , who co-wrote the screenplay with Guinevere Turner, the film is based on Bret Easton Ellis’s notorious 1991 novel. The Tumultuous Path to Screen

: Harron and Turner aimed to emphasize the novel's satire rather than just its graphic gore, creating a 1980s period piece that critiqued masculinity and consumerism. Plot and Patrick Bateman

Set in late-1980s Manhattan, the film follows , a wealthy investment banker who leads a double life as a serial killer. How Mary Harron made American Psycho

American Psychomovie | 2000 May 2026

Released in 2000, is a biting satirical black comedy and horror film that has evolved from a controversial adaptation into a defining cultural landmark. Directed by Mary Harron , who co-wrote the screenplay with Guinevere Turner, the film is based on Bret Easton Ellis’s notorious 1991 novel. The Tumultuous Path to Screen

: Harron and Turner aimed to emphasize the novel's satire rather than just its graphic gore, creating a 1980s period piece that critiqued masculinity and consumerism. Plot and Patrick Bateman American PsychoMovie | 2000

Set in late-1980s Manhattan, the film follows , a wealthy investment banker who leads a double life as a serial killer. How Mary Harron made American Psycho Released in 2000, is a biting satirical black