American Psycho

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9 Similar Movies To American Psycho

It is the latter part of the 1980s. Patrick Bateman, a Wall Streeter who is 27 years old, moves around among an exclusive group of people known as the proverbial beautiful people. In this exclusive group, only the members are able to let others who are similar to themselves in, which gives them a sense of superiority.

Patrick follows the same routine every morning to ensure that he continues to project an image of attractiveness and physical fitness. He, along with those in his network, are vain, narcissistic, egomaniacal, and competitive, constantly having to one up everyone else in that presentation of oneself; however, he, in contrast to the others, is aware that, for himself, all of these characteristics are masks to hide what is truly underneath, which is someone or something inhuman in nature.

In other words, he is made up of a shell that resembles a human that is filled with nothing but greed and disgust. His greed stems from the fact that he wants what others have, and his disgust is directed toward those who do not live up to his standards as well as toward himself for not being the first or the best. This disgust eventually manifests itself as a desire to rid the world of those people, despite the fact that he does not see them as individuals but rather as examples of the traits he wishes to eradicate.

Similar Movies To American Psycho

1: There Will Be Blood


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2: Network (1975)


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3: Eraserhead (1977)


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4: The Shining (1980)


Jack Torrance, an aspiring author and recovering alcoholic, drags his wife Wendy and his talented son Danny up snow-capped Colorado's remote Overlook Hotel after taking a job as an off-season caretaker there. Jack is plagued by a persistent case of writer's block. The enormous hotel is closing down for the season, and the manager is giving Jack a property tour. Meanwhile, the facility's chef, an elderly man named Mr. Hallorann, is having an exciting conversation with Danny about a unique…

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5: Apocalypse Now (1979)


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6: Taxi Driver (1976)


Travis Bickle is a former Marine who served during the Vietnam War and resided in New York City. As a result of his inability to fall or stay asleep, he fills his time by working as a taxi driver at night, going to seedy theatres during the day to watch pornographic films, and meditating on how the world, and New York City, in particular, have degenerated into a cesspool. He is an individual who lives by himself and possesses strong…

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7: Natural Born Killers


In the middle of the New Mexico desert, Mickey Knox and his wife Mallory make a pit stop at a diner. A pair of rednecks sexually harass Mallory as she dances near a jukebox when they enter the scene. She initially gives her approval but then turns around and viciously beats one of the men. Mickey decides to join her, and the two of them kill everyone in the diner, except for one patron, to whom they proudly reveal their…

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8: Nightcrawler


The film NIGHTCRAWLER is a suspense story that takes place in the seedy underbelly of modern-day Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal plays the lead role of Lou Bloom, a self-motivated young man who is hopelessly unemployed and stumbles upon the fast-paced world of L.A. crime journalism. Lou enters the cutthroat and dangerous world of night crawling by locating a group of freelance camera crews that film crashes, fires, murder, and other mayhem. In this realm, each police siren wail represents a…

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9: Wrong Turn


Chris Flynn is going to an interview for a job in a different city, and he is driving his car there. However, the highway is blocked due to an accident involving a trunk carrying chemical products. Chris must find an alternate route to complete his schedule through the mountains of West Virginia. He was not paying attention, and as a result, he collided with another vehicle parked in the middle of the road with flat tires. Chris comes across a…

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