Director dossier
Mary Harron
Harron is especially sharp on image, performance, celebrity, and social surfaces, making her work feel coolly observant even when the material turns grotesque.
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What to watch next
A guided Mary Harron path
deadpan social satire + image as pathology in three moves.
Why this director matters
American Psycho matters to Cinema One because it turns male vanity, consumer taste, violence, and status anxiety into a satire whose surfaces are the whole trap.
Born
1953, Bracebridge, Ontario
Nationality
Canadian
Active years
1996 - Present
Signature
Cold-eyed social critique delivered with wit, control, and moral disgust
Avg IMDb
6.7
Oscar wins
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Signature traits
deadpan social satireimage as pathologyfemale gaze on male performancecool tonal controlcelebrity-culture critique
Notable works
American Psycho
2000
I Shot Andy Warhol
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The Notorious Bettie Page
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Charlie Says
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Alias Grace
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Live on Cinema One
Tracked filmography
I Shot Andy Warhol
1996
A debut about fame, obsession, and cultural proximity as psychic pressure.
American Psycho
2000
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The live Cinema One anchor: consumerist male horror played as glossy, quotable, deeply uneasy satire.
Open movie pageThe Notorious Bettie Page
2005
A biographical portrait attentive to image-making, sexuality, and public projection.
Charlie Says
2018
A Manson-family story focused less on myth than on control, aftermath, and indoctrination.