Christian Bale is electrifying as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho (2000), a dark satirical thriller. Playing a narcissistic Wall Street yuppie and sadistic serial killer, Bale’s chilling, intense performance blends humor and horror. Iconic lines like “I have to return some videotapes” and his obsessive monologues make Bateman an unforgettable, twisted icon of 1980s excess.