“I have to return some videotapes…”
In 1987, twentysomething Wall Street broker Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) seems to have it all: he is handsome, successful and engaged to the beautiful Evelyn (Reese Witherspoon).
However, Patrick is also engaged in an affair with Courtney Rawlinson (Samantha Mathis) – his colleague’s fiancée – and at night indulges in a confused orgy of drugs, pornography, prostitution and murder fantasies.
When Patrick is outshone by a rival at a board meeting, he takes out his frustration by knifing a man sleeping rough in the street. This sparks off a descent into violence and madness, with Patrick embarking on a bloody and random killing spree…