Bret Easton Ellis

Bret Easton Ellis

Born: March 7, 1964
in Los Angeles, California, USA
Bret Easton Ellis is an American novelist and short story writer. He was regarded as one of the so-called literary Brat Pack, which also included Tama Janowitz and Jay McInerney. He is a self-proclaimed satirist, whose trademark technique, as a writer, is the expression of extreme acts and opinions in an affectless style. Ellis employs a technique of linking novels with common, recurring characters. Though Ellis made his debut at 21 with the controversial 1985 bestseller Less Than Zero, a zeitgeist novel about amoral young people in Los Angeles, the work he is most remembered for is his third novel, 1991's American Psycho. On its release, the literary establishment widely condemned the novel as overly violent and misogynist; though many petitions to ban the book saw Ellis dropped by Simon & Schuster, the resounding controversy made it a paperback bestseller for Alfred A. Knopf later that year.

Movies for Bret Easton Ellis...

The End of the World
Title: The End of the World
Released: September 2, 2022
Type: Movie
What was going on at Bennington College in the 1980s? Matthew Tyrnauer reveals the not-so-secret history of a small (enrollment: 700) liberal arts school that nurtured a shocking amount of genius. Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho), Donna Tartt (The Goldfinch), and Jonathan Lethem (The Fortress of Solitude) were standouts amongst many young creatives, who found plenty of inspiration and material within the messy realities of this collegiate petri dish.
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Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis
Title: Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis
Character: Self - Writer
Released: September 15, 2021
Type: Movie
In 1991, American Psycho, the third novel by controversial writer Bret Easton Ellis, provoked heated discussions among critics and readers alike; an extraordinarily disturbing book that transported its readers into the mind of Patrick Bateman, a cynical mergers and acquisitions executive obsessed with brands, inconsequential details, pop culture and brutal murder.
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Kill, Kobek... Kill!
Title: Kill, Kobek... Kill!
Character: Bret Easton Ellis
Released: May 1, 2020
Type: Movie
Radical left-wing author Jarett Kobek's last novel was a massive commercial failure. As he sees it, the only hope left for his career is to promote his newest book, Only Americans Burn in Hell, by debating prominent conservatives on right-wing media. But can America's last dissident author save his career while democracy dies around him?
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The Loser
Title: The Loser
Character: Himself
Released: May 3, 2019
Type: Movie
A horribly failed interview. A meeting of great minds. David Shields, Bret Easton Ellis and some loser.
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Generation Wealth
Title: Generation Wealth
Character: Self
Released: July 20, 2018
Type: Movie
Over the past 25 years, Lauren Greenfield's documentary photography and film projects have explored youth culture, gender, body image, and affluence. Underscoring the ever-increasing gap between the haves and the have-nots, portraits reveal a focus on cultivating image over substance, where subjects unable to attain actual wealth instead settle for its trappings, no matter their ability to pay for it.
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78/52
Title: 78/52
Character: Self
Released: October 13, 2017
Type: Movie
The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind the curtain and his greatest obsession.
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Title: The Deleted
Character: Interviewer (voice)
Released: December 4, 2016
Type: TV
When escapees from a mysterious cult start disappearing, the survivors are driven to find each other for protection. Damaged by their dark pasts and hunted by the cult leaders who followed them to Los Angeles, they'll do anything to be free.
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Her: Love in the Modern Age
Title: Her: Love in the Modern Age
Character: Self
Released: January 17, 2014
Type: Movie
Her: Love In The Modern Age chronicles reactions to Spike Jonze's Oscar-nominated film, "Her." The documentary, directed by Lance Bangs, features stories and reflections from writers, musicians, actors and contemporary culture experts, including Olivia Wilde, James Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis, on the film "Her," and their thoughts on love in the modern age.
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Behind the scenes of All That Glitters
Title: Behind the scenes of All That Glitters
Character: Author
Released: September 25, 2010
Type: Movie
A sneak peek behind the scenes of the new CW show, All That Glitters, from acclaimed writer of "American Psycho", Bret Easton Ellis. All That Glitters takes us into the lives of the hot, young, sexy and rich crowd that struggles with everyday life.
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Title: Tout le monde en parle
Character: Self
Released: September 12, 2004
Type: TV
Host Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports, politics, stage productions and more—that are the subject of everyone’s conversations and/or are important figures in recent events. Participants are invited to speak freely, voicing their opinions on headline news or on a subject that is near and dear to them. 
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Title: Real Time with Bill Maher
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 2003
Type: TV
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
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Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat
Title: Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat
Character: Se stesso
Released: October 22, 2001
Type: Movie
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Title: Central Park West
Released: September 13, 1995
Type: TV
The glamorous and exciting life for the staff of trendy magazine 'Communique', owned by Allen Rush, "the Darth Vader of publishing".
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Am I Irvine Welsh?
Title: Am I Irvine Welsh?
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A year in the company of Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, as he publishes a new novel, launches a record label, works on two television series and adapts his most famous work Trainspotting into a West End musical.