From the “morning shed” to fitness advice from the manosphere, Christian Bale’s iconic morning montage in “American Psycho” has become par for the course for online influencers.

The image of Bateman being so memorably enshrined onscreen in this sequence is not supposed to be aspirational. But pull up TikTok or Instagram or Reddit and you can easily find your way into a ...

Patrick Bateman from “American Psycho” is a big influence in the looksmaxxing community. ... which he paid for with money earned from paid internships and working at a spray tan salon.

I just love how we can unpack Patrick Bateman in a myriad of ways. So whenever there are fancasts going around for the role, I have thoughts. One such fancast is Patrick Schwarzenegger and to be ...

While Patrick’s privilege as a rich, white man in the 1980s is essential to him facing no consequences for a killing spree in the original film, Guadagnino has the opportunity to bring Bateman ...

“There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman; some kind of abstraction,” intones Christian Bale in the voiceover that fills American Psycho, director Mary Harron’s 2000 adaptation of the 1991 ...

Directed by Mary Harron, 2000’s American Psycho follows Patrick Bateman, an egotistical investment banker in 1980s New York City. During the day, Bateman spends his days flaunting his wealth and ...

25 years on, Patrick Bateman’s unsettling morning routine is normal By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN 5 minute read Published 4:02 AM EDT, Tue April 15, 2025 Link Copied! Christian ...