A faithful adaptation of author Bret Easton Ellis’ highly controversial novel, this punchy look at the corporate morals of 1980s America is a ride at once disturbing and brightly satirical. Modern narcissism has rarely been portrayed as remarkably on screen. Starring a superb Christian Bale!

Bret Easton Ellis’s provocative brand of heedless hedonism and bone-deep cynicism is translated to the screen in style in this gloriously pulpy adaptation. Bolstered by a soundtrack as cool and edgy as its antiheroes, The Rules of Attraction captures both teenage angst and the urge to escape it.

Paul Schrader’s collaboration with Bret Easton Ellis is a caustic take on a Hollywood that lives off the dashed hopes and broken dreams of an ever-renewing influx of chumps and suckers. Sex and violence reign in this stylish and uncanny vision of Los Angeles, all smooth surfaces and digital grain.