American Psycho
strong violence, sex
Director(s)Mary Harron
Production year1999
Genre(s)Black Comedy
Approx. running minutes98m
CastChristian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage, Chloë Sevigny, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis, Matt Ross, Jared Leto, Willem Dafoe, Mary Harron, Bret Easton Ellis, Mary Harron, Guinevere Turner, Christian Halsey Solomon, Chris Hanley, Edward R. Pressman, John Cale, Andrzej Sekula, Andrew Marcus, Kerry Barden, Billy Hopkins, Suzanne Smith Crowley, Gideon Ponte
American Psycho
strong violence, sex
violence
There are occasional scenes of strong bloody violence, including a sequence implying that a man is being hacked to death with an axe, a chainsaw being dropped on a woman, and a severed head being discovered inside a fridge.
sex
Scenes include a sequence in which the protagonist directs two women to perform sexual acts, including anilingus. There is also sight of nudity, implied fellatio, and a male character thrusting into different women.
additional issues
Scenes of drugs misuse include characters snorting cocaine. There is occasional use of strong language ('f**k').
Passed '18' for strong sex, violence, language and some drug-taking
Classified Date:
06/03/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
violence
There are occasional scenes of strong bloody violence, including a sequence implying that a man is being hacked to death with an axe, a chainsaw being dropped on a woman, and a severed head being discovered inside a fridge.
sex
Scenes include a sequence in which the protagonist directs two women to perform sexual acts, including anilingus. There is also sight of nudity, implied fellatio, and a male character thrusting into different women.
strong violence, sex
Classified Date:
10/04/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
violence
There are occasional scenes of strong bloody violence, including a sequence implying that a man is being hacked to death with an axe, a chainsaw being dropped on a woman, and a severed head being discovered inside a fridge.
sex
Scenes include a sequence in which the protagonist directs two women to perform sexual acts, including anilingus. There is also sight of nudity, implied fellatio, and a male character thrusting into different women.
Classified Date:
21/09/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
violence
There are occasional scenes of strong bloody violence, including a sequence implying that a man is being hacked to death with an axe, a chainsaw being dropped on a woman, and a severed head being discovered inside a fridge.
sex
Scenes include a sequence in which the protagonist directs two women to perform sexual acts, including anilingus. There is also sight of nudity, implied fellatio, and a male character thrusting into different women.
Classified Date:
14/08/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
violence
There are occasional scenes of strong bloody violence, including a sequence implying that a man is being hacked to death with an axe, a chainsaw being dropped on a woman, and a severed head being discovered inside a fridge.
sex
Scenes include a sequence in which the protagonist directs two women to perform sexual acts, including anilingus. There is also sight of nudity, implied fellatio, and a male character thrusting into different women.
Classified Date:
23/05/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
09/03/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Classified Date:
08/02/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Classified Date:
15/08/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary with director Mary Harron
recorded in 2018
Classified Date:
05/05/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentaries
Classified Date:
05/05/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
14/04/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary with Mary Harron
Classified Date:
13/04/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
13/04/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
11/10/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
25/08/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
25/08/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
25/08/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
21/08/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified date10/04/2015
LanguageEnglish
violence
There are occasional scenes of strong bloody violence, including a sequence implying that a man is being hacked to death with an axe, a chainsaw being dropped on a woman, and a severed head being discovered inside a fridge.
sex
Scenes include a sequence in which the protagonist directs two women to perform sexual acts, including anilingus. There is also sight of nudity, implied fellatio, and a male character thrusting into different women.
additional issues
Scenes of drugs misuse include characters snorting cocaine. There is occasional use of strong language ('f**k').
Director(s)Mary Harron
Production year1999
Genre(s)Black Comedy
Approx. running minutes98m
CastChristian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage, Chloë Sevigny, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis, Matt Ross, Jared Leto, Willem Dafoe, Mary Harron, Bret Easton Ellis, Mary Harron, Guinevere Turner, Christian Halsey Solomon, Chris Hanley, Edward R. Pressman, John Cale, Andrzej Sekula, Andrew Marcus, Kerry Barden, Billy Hopkins, Suzanne Smith Crowley, Gideon Ponte
Passed '18' for strong sex, violence, language and some drug-taking
Classified Date:
06/03/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
violence
There are occasional scenes of strong bloody violence, including a sequence implying that a man is being hacked to death with an axe, a chainsaw being dropped on a woman, and a severed head being discovered inside a fridge.
sex
Scenes include a sequence in which the protagonist directs two women to perform sexual acts, including anilingus. There is also sight of nudity, implied fellatio, and a male character thrusting into different women.
strong violence, sex
Classified Date:
10/04/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
violence
There are occasional scenes of strong bloody violence, including a sequence implying that a man is being hacked to death with an axe, a chainsaw being dropped on a woman, and a severed head being discovered inside a fridge.
sex
Scenes include a sequence in which the protagonist directs two women to perform sexual acts, including anilingus. There is also sight of nudity, implied fellatio, and a male character thrusting into different women.
Classified Date:
21/09/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
violence
There are occasional scenes of strong bloody violence, including a sequence implying that a man is being hacked to death with an axe, a chainsaw being dropped on a woman, and a severed head being discovered inside a fridge.
sex
Scenes include a sequence in which the protagonist directs two women to perform sexual acts, including anilingus. There is also sight of nudity, implied fellatio, and a male character thrusting into different women.
Classified Date:
14/08/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
violence
There are occasional scenes of strong bloody violence, including a sequence implying that a man is being hacked to death with an axe, a chainsaw being dropped on a woman, and a severed head being discovered inside a fridge.
sex
Scenes include a sequence in which the protagonist directs two women to perform sexual acts, including anilingus. There is also sight of nudity, implied fellatio, and a male character thrusting into different women.
Classified Date:
23/05/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
09/03/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Classified Date:
08/02/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Classified Date:
15/08/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary with director Mary Harron
recorded in 2018
Classified Date:
05/05/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentaries
Classified Date:
05/05/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
14/04/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Audio commentary with Mary Harron
Classified Date:
13/04/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
13/04/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
11/10/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
25/08/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
25/08/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
25/08/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
21/08/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified date10/04/2015
LanguageEnglish
