Does the dog die?
468 supporters
American Psycho
Movie • 2000 • Horror
ReportA wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
This movie contains 61 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
Yes
414
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Abandonment
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3
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Yes
0
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63
Yes
3
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32
Abuse
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2
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38
Yes
0
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Is someone stalked?
23 supporters
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159
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batemanbytes
It's assumed so, it's not seen on screen. The main character tells a person of a different character's life in oddly specific detail.
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40
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FrogMann
He brutally murders and dismembers prostitutes he's sleeping with, he is neglectful in all his relationships. There is no explicit domestic abuse, but the threat of him murdering his partners is there so err on the side of caution.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
99 supporters
Yes
56
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noalarmz
patrick almost exclusively kills women, and kills them in incredibly violent ways. there is also sexual violence against women
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
32 supporters
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Is someone gaslighted?
34 supporters
Yes
154
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Jethro
This is a complicated one due to the main character being confused and unaware of who he actually is but characters in the film call him by other names and say that he hasn't actually done stuff he vividly remembers doing, all of this is ambiguous due to his deteriorating mental state
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Is someone abused with a belt?
27 supporters
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1
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FrogMann
No, but he has a cupboard full of tools he uses to murder people and there are belts or straps in there - it's not clear what it is though and we don't see him use it.
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Yes
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Addiction
Yes
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csbyron1
Explicit cocaine use
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Is there addiction?
23 supporters
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atthehuskinbee
One character is shown having drug withdrawals.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
20 supporters
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atthehuskinbee
A character gets drunk, but that's about it.
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Animal
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Yes
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lanie
This says other than a dog, cat, or horse - seek first question at top for answers about the dog scene and how to skip it
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Are animals abused?
214 supporters
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262
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dog owned by homeless man stomped to death
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Is there a dead animal?
118 supporters
Yes
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Yes but not visible
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Is an animal sad?
93 supporters
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FrogMann
Yes we hear a dog whimper as he's kicked to death
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Does a cat die?
186 supporters
Yes
26
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batemanbytes
There is a scene where he almost kills a kitten but doesn't go through with it.
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Does a pet die?
175 supporters
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FrogMann
He kicks a homeless man's dog to death after stabbing the man
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Yes
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
1 supporters
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46
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No 😂
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Yes
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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32
Is someone drugged?
33 supporters
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Kylogumii
Patrick puts drugs in a character's drink
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Yes
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Is rape mentioned?
95 supporters
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FrogMann
There are multiple implicit rape scenes, sex in this film is about power and the women involved are visibly uncomfortable.
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Yes
90
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Yes
176
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atthehuskinbee
Most of the sex is consensual, but there's two scenes where the same hooker is bribed into sex with Bateman and other women for Bateman's pleasure. The second time, the hooker tries to walk away, but he lures her into his car with money.
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Yes
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two woman are drugged and then have sex with the main character. although they are sex workers, they are unwillingly drugged and thus cannot give proper consent
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
32 supporters
Yes
158
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Sibelos
In the opening of the movie, we see Bateman shaving
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Yes
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Yes
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
29 supporters
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60
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kyxnseo
near the end there's a scene where the main character is on the phone and seems like he's struggling to breathe because he's overwhelmed
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Is there decapitation?
41 supporters
Yes
37
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4
There’s a decapitated head
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Is there cannibalism?
38 supporters
Yes
123
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8
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kezyne
A character mentions doing so, but it's not shown on screen.
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Yes
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58
Is someone choked?
19 supporters
Yes
34
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patrick tries to choke someone, but it doesn’t actually happen. he has his hands around his neck though.
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Is someone burned alive?
48 supporters
Yes
24
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97
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csbyron1
Bateman sets police cars on fire when the cops are shooting at him
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Yes
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99
Is there body horror?
66 supporters
Yes
17
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FrogMann
There are mutilated corpses hung around
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Is there amputation?
30 supporters
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124
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aussiekanga
not sure why someon said no. there is a head in patrick's fridge
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Does a head get squashed?
58 supporters
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8
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moviefanlover
a character is killed by an ax to the head, their injuries aren't clearly shown onscreen but you see the ax swung and hear the impact, and the character that kills them is covered in their blood.
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Is there a hanging?
31 supporters
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6
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FrogMann
There are mutilated corpses hung around in bags
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48
Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
91 supporters
Yes
147
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3
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PeachPidge
[SPOILERS, scene descriptions] There is a scene after Patrick has sex with two sex workers where he opens a drawer with knives and a wire coat hanger, and immediately after the sex workers are seen leaving his apartment limping and injured (what he did is left to the imagination). Towards the end of the movie, a journal is shown with explicit drawings of genital mutilation and torture, which was extremely triggering. I recommend looking away when [SPOILERS] the secretary sits to read the journal.
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Does someone become unconscious?
5 supporters
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FrogMann
He drugs people
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Yes
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Yes
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Is someone tortured?
94 supporters
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157
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Anonymous
We see a drawer full of weapons and tools that is very disturbing and then we see two victims after being tortured. We see them physically and emotionally harmed and disturbed. We also see body parts and corpses repeatedly and the main character casually mentioning his violent acts. And we see his doodle drawings of his torture and violence in detail.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
9 supporters
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57
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9
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KamiSteele
Patrick kills a sex worker by dropping a chainsaw on her from the top of a spiral staircase while she is trying to escape from him. Her body is seen from Patrick's perspective looking down as she bleeds out near the bottom of the steps.
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Is someone stabbed?
16 supporters
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36
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Homeless guy is stabbed
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Is there excessive gore?
103 supporters
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108
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13
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One of the most well known scenes in the movie depicts Patrick Bateman repeatedly hitting someone with an axe, getting blood everywhere
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Children
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Does a kid die?
64 supporters
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1
No
129
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batemanbytes
Thankfully there are no children in this film.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Yes
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Does a non-human character die?
29 supporters
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45
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Anonymous
If you want to skip the scene where he kills the dog, go from 22:01 to 22:32.
You'll go from the alleyway to the next scene where Patrick is getting a spa treatment. No context will be missed.
You'll go from the alleyway to the next scene where Patrick is getting a spa treatment. No context will be missed.
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Does someone die?
14 supporters
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50
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Lots
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Disability
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1
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19
Yes
0
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
16 supporters
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3
No
55
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BenjiV
Bateman is seen emptying an entire bottle of pills into his mouth towards the end of the movie. In the book we know this is Xanax, and he doesn't have any complications but it could still be potentially triggering or upsetting.
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Family
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Is someone kidnapped?
8 supporters
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14
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5
No, but a prostitute is lured into his car with money despite her resistance (the previous time he had hired her he abused her badly, she mentions having to go to the ER) so this might not be great for anyone with this trigger
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Does someone cheat?
22 supporters
Yes
144
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OllyKI
Yes, multiple characters cheat.
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Fear
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0
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109
Are there jump scares?
69 supporters
Yes
6
No
110
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batemanbytes
While there are eerie and suspenseful scenes, there's never any instance of a sudden cut to a shocking image or a sudden loud noise. It all flows nicely into its horrid imagery.
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Is there a shower scene?
6 supporters
Yes
161
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0
14
mauraleigha
In the opening of the movie, the main character is shown standing in the shower.
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Yes
0
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25
Are there clowns?
16 supporters
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3
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Howdybaby
Well Patrick Baynton is dure acting like one 🤡🤡🤡
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Patrick shaves in the beginning scene and later we see many MANY knives and different types of blades, which he most likely uses in his killings. i’d be cautious if razors trigger you
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Are there mannequins?
6 supporters
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0
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No, but you see corpses hung up in bags which to me looked more like mannequins than corpses
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
112 supporters
Yes
9
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aussiekanga
a main character gags but does not vomit.
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82
Yes
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Is someone eaten?
37 supporters
Yes
16
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11
YES but it is not explicitly shown on screen. He mentions eating some of his victims brains, and there is a sex scene where he emerges from under the covers with blood around his mouth, implying he at least bit the woman he was with. Another scene shows him aggressively biting a woman but he doesn’t eat her, at least not on screen.
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Yes
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90
Is there audio gore?
49 supporters
Yes
118
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1
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mumrikmoth
Several times throughout the film, you can hear blood splatter and other disturbing sounds one might hear when well..committing a murder.
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
5 supporters
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1
No
54
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shainutluvr
This movie was released in 2000 and is set in the 80s. Because of these dates, it's impossible for there to be any references or depictions of 9/11.
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Law Enforcement
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82
Yes
0
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
49 supporters
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1
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30
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No, but it’s worth mentioning that the F slur is used multiple times, both aggressively and casually
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Yes
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Yes
1
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36
Is an LGBT+ person outed?
25 supporters
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2
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noalarmz
no. a gay character misinterprets patricks attempted murder as a sexual advance and patrick is so grossed out by this that he doesnt kill him. so, homophobia but no outing
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Loss
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0
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25
Medical
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97
Are needles/syringes used?
33 supporters
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1
No
93
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OllyKI
Medical instruments are shown briefly and imply malicious use, but no on-screen use is shown.
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Yes
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95
Is there a hospital scene?
13 supporters
Yes
2
No
96
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atthehuskinbee
There is no hospital scene, but a character does mention how her friend had to be sent to the hospital because of how badly Bateman cut her up.
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Yes
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No
18
Yes
0
No
98
Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
10 supporters
Yes
34
No
0
0
Patrick Bateman the main charac goes through a mental illness where he imagines killing people
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0
No
109
Yes
2
No
21
Is a mentally ill person violent?
35 supporters
Yes
142
No
0
22
diningatdorsia
regardless of the end and what it might "change" in the events of the movie, the main character 100% has an antisocial personality disorder and is violent, has harmful behaviors and is depicted as a killer. (tw: he calls himself a "psychopath")
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Yes
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0
Yes
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Yes
3
No
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Yes
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BenjiV
No, but Bateman empties a bottle of Xanax into his mouth which could be potentially upsetting or triggering.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
27 supporters
Yes
35
No
0
6
AvalonPlemel
A major theme later on is the main character questioning who he is and if events he remembers taking place are even real
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Yes
22
No
2
Is there misophonia?
33 supporters
Yes
63
No
10
5
GwendolynCox
Bateman's voice might trigger it, kind of dry mouth ASMR-y
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Are there anxiety attacks?
1 supporters
Yes
87
No
18
11
batemanbytes
While there aren't anxiety attacks there are still quite a few mental breakdowns.
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Yes
0
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27
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
31 supporters
Add comment
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0
No
79
Yes
1
No
32
Is there body dysmorphia?
27 supporters
Yes
42
No
75
20
Anonymous
Not explicitly body dysmorphia, but Patrick is obsessed with his body and appearance. For example, when offered food by Jean, he says he’s on a diet, and when Jean expresses shock and tells Patrick he doesn’t need to lose weight, he replies “you can always look better. Be thinner.”
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
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87
Does someone have an eating disorder?
42 supporters
Yes
48
No
69
36
csbyron1
Bateman tells a girl he is on a diet, and that he can "always be thinner." Just a passing comment, though
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Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
85 supporters
Add comment
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0
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110
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
33 supporters
Yes
6
No
49
3
BenjiV
One sex worker is shown a bit traumatized by what Bateman did to her a few days prior, but it's never explicitly stated to be PTSD and she never has any panic attacks of the sort. She weary of Bateman and not wanting to be around him.
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Noxious
Yes
1
No
18
Yes
3
No
17
Is there shakey cam?
47 supporters
Yes
17
No
63
12
atthehuskinbee
The camera is slightly shaky in some scenes where Bateman is running or chasing someone, but not enough to cause any harm to viewers. There's also a slight vertigo scene where a character is running down the stairs while the camera spins.
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Yes
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76
Is there screaming?
17 supporters
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28
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0
4
Yes, the worst is at the end scene when christie is running from him. i was mostly unbothered by anything in this movie but her screams were horrible.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
8 supporters
Yes
47
No
1
3
The F slur is used by straight people both aggressively and casually
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Are there flashing lights or images?
48 supporters
Yes
81
No
14
11
batemanbytes
In one scene while the main character and his friend are at a club, there are flashing lights. It lasts for a few seconds but they're there.
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Paranoia
Yes
2
No
19
Is the fourth wall broken?
10 supporters
Yes
12
No
50
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SiRenfield
There are bits of Patrick Bateman narrating but it’s not clear if he’s actually speaking to us directly
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Pregnancy
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1
No
57
Yes
0
No
93
Yes
2
No
58
Yes
0
No
91
Are there abortions?
18 supporters
Yes
2
No
91
12
FriedNoodles
No, but there is a scene involving vaginal mutation which shows a coat hanger- this is visually reminiscent of a “coat hanger abortion”
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Yes
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No
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
48 supporters
Yes
143
No
1
13
GwendolynCox
F slur is used quite a few times in their business friends chats. Uncomfortable, but not used in a direct or violent homophobic attack
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
42 supporters
Yes
122
No
4
12
mooper
Look at the title of the movie.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
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No
90
Yes
138
No
1
24
csbyron1
First scene in the restaurant opens with this, character is called out on it though
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
1
No
78
Yes
0
No
97
Does an LGBT person die?
36 supporters
Yes
10
No
95
29
mauraleigha
There is a scene in which someone nearly strangles a gay man, but does not go through with it.
4 comments | Add comment
Are there fat jokes?
54 supporters
Yes
35
No
69
17
c4rr0th34d
while not super out there, multiple remarks on womens weight are made
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
29
Is a minority is misrepresented?
26 supporters
Yes
43
No
6
0
jdpamv
Vilification and stigmatization of ASPD. The portrayal of hate crimes is controversial, with many believing it comes across as glamorized.
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Does the black guy die first?
22 supporters
Yes
161
No
5
35
DoritoPrincess
The first on-screen murder in the movie is Patrick Bateman killing a black homeless man and his dog.
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Is there hate speech?
32 supporters
Yes
149
No
1
21
mauraleigha
Homophobic slurs are used.
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Race
Yes
0
No
29
Relationships
Yes
0
No
53
Religious
Is religion discussed?
14 supporters
Yes
21
No
2
3
In the opening scene a character makes antisemitic remarks and another calls him out but is made fun of for doing so.
1 comment | Add comment
Are there demons or Hell?
13 supporters
Yes
0
No
16
4
Anon883
Patrick briefly references Hell at the end, but that's it.
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
51 supporters
Yes
74
No
2
2
Yes, you can see christian bales ass very clearly multiple times, and there is a workout scene where he is wearing boxers and you can see his bulge which grossed out some people, and there are also multiple sex scenes. if you can’t handle nudity you’ll end up skipping A LOT of this movie
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Yes
0
No
43
Yes
0
No
30
Is someone sexually objectified?
47 supporters
Yes
79
No
0
9
redvyn
It's implied at several points that Patrick thinks of women as sexual objects.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
7
No
92
20
Howdybaby
He says a prostituir is his cousin (she’s not) and drugs the prostituye and his friend and makes them smash to watch which isn’t really incest but just weird
3 comments | Add comment
Is there sexual content?
64 supporters
Yes
160
No
1
14
csbyron1
There are many sex scenes between Bateman and prostitutes, a prostitute and a model, Bateman and Courtney.
6 comments | Add comment
Is there BDSM?
28 supporters
Yes
10
No
15
3
cinephiledyke
There is no BDSM in this movie. BDSM is consensual practices of bondage, dominance, discipline, submission, sadism, and masochism. The scenes not shown and the art of them depicted later are Not consensual and therefore Not BDSM. It is just torture at the hands of a sick man after having sex.
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Sexism
Yes
2
No
48
Sickness
Yes
0
No
23
Yes
0
No
42
Yes
1
No
37
Yes
1
No
37
Social
Yes
0
No
35
Is someone homeless?
5 supporters
Yes
84
No
1
14
pancakess
Not only is a character homeless, he is also the first person to die onscreen, and the main character later claims to have killed 5-10 homeless people in total.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
20
No
3
Are there anti-abortion themes?
32 supporters
Yes
4
No
27
1
FrogMann
No one is pregnant but he does mutilate a woman's vagina with a coat hanger.
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Spoiler
Yes
2
No
90
Yes
0
No
23
Does it have a sad ending?
63 supporters
Yes
23
No
66
13
DoritoPrincess
It’s uncertain, but whatever the case, the main character definitely isn’t happy by the end.
2 comments | Add comment
Vehicular
Yes
59
No
0
Does a car crash?
21 supporters
Yes
83
No
7
3
FrogMann
Police cars blow up
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
92
Yes
2
No
77
Violence
Yes
0
No
94
Is there blood/gore?
59 supporters
Yes
157
No
1
13
sapphicstrodes
absofuckinglutely
8 comments | Add comment
Is there a nuclear explosion?
10 supporters
Yes
0
No
91
12
batemanbytes
Not a nuclear explosion but there is an explosion at one point.
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Is there gun violence?
29 supporters
Yes
110
No
0
5
Anonymous
Moderately bloody shootings.
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(SPOILER WARNING BELOW)
It is later revealed that some events may not have actually happened, which would include the dog's death.