The Ultimate Blu-ray Release of 2025 Is Really a Killer ’90s Physical Media Flex

From packaging details to an increasingly rare format re-release, this upcoming special edition is somehow both more on brand and on trend than ever.

CD cover of the movie "American Psycho" featuring Christian Bale with a blood-stained white jacket over his shoulder.

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By Ben Bowers

Published October 20, 2025

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Updated October 21, 2025

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Just this summer, the esteemed cultural anthropologists at The New York Times noted that the style world may have lost sight of the irony that saturates Mary Harron’s adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho.

25th Anniversary American Psycho collector's edition set with DVD cases, booklet, dartboard, and cards.

A newly revealed 25th Anniversary Edition of the movie can’t be accused of making the same gaffe, unless you believe Patrick Bateman’s new influencer status is responsible for Gen Z’s and other generations technology-rebuking obsession with physical media these days too.

Where Did You Get That Album?

Album cover showing a bar scene with five men, a pool table in the foreground, and "Huey Lewis & The News" and "Sports" text. — The inspiration for the 25th Anniversary edition’s fictional album artwork is clear. *Sports* – shown above – was the third album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released on September 15, 1983. And as anyone whose watched *American Psycho* knows, Patrick Bateman was a fan.

The upcoming collection, set to go on sale on December 9th, 2025, wryly nods to Bateman’s obsession with physical media via mixture of nostalgic details and tongue-in-cheek jokes that’ll please any fan of 80s and 90s physical media, let alone the movie.

Blu-ray case back cover featuring a man in a suit holding an axe with a green background and chapter titles listed. — Once buyers get passed the movie’s shelf packaging, they’re treated to a pitch-perfect recreation of a CD album release.

The genius of the release starts with its packaging and presentation.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray comes in a collector’s box featuring Christian Bale’s blood-crazed grin that contains a classic CD jewel case directly parodying one of Batman’s professed favorite musical artists – Huey Lewis and the News.

White box set with a business card labeled "Patrick Bateman, Vice President" and a red streak leading to a man in a black coat dragging a body. — Beyond the movie itself, the collector’s edition includes a few small movie callback props including a set of business cards, a few of which, might even have a watermark.

Fans are also treated to replica business cards and in-world extras like a fake credit card – complete with the movie’s famously surreal ATM prompt – and even a Blockbuster membership card.

No Need to Return This Tape

For those truly invested in 90s media nostalgia, there’s even an American Psycho VHS – Be Kind, Rewind Edition.

Black VHS tape labeled "American Psycho" with a white sticker reading "Please Return On Time" on the side.

Both editions also naturally pack loads of content extras such as commentaries, legacy featurettes, deleted scenes, and a 25th anniversary Q&A with director Mary Harron.

In short, either version should easily stand as the definitive edition of the film for cinephiles, at least until the Criterion Collection gets its act together and adds Harron’s film.

Pricing and Availability

Two membership cards on a black background, one labeled "American Psycho Platinum" with a portrait and the name Patrick Bateman, the other a blue and white card with a note saying "RETURN TAPES!!!

These special releases officially drop on December 9, 2025, but are available for pre-order now directly from Lionsgate.

The Blu-ray 4K Collector’s Edition is set at $50 but can be snapped up for the sale price of $40, while the VHS “Be Kind, Rewind” Edition lands at $40, with a limited sale price of $30.

Close-up of a man in a suit with blood splattered on his face and shirt, mouth open wide in a scream.

American Psycho 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition

$40 at Lionsgate

$50 (20% off)

VHS tape and case of "American Psycho" 25th Anniversary Uncut Version featuring Christian Bale on the cover.

American Psycho VHS – BE KIND, REWIND EDITION

$30 at Lionsgate

$40 (25% off)

About the Author: Ben Bowers is the Co-Founder and Chief Content Officer of Gear Patrol. Throughout his tenure in media, Ben has written and reported on everything from consumer tech to whiskey, watches, cars, camping, and personal style. These days, he gets to write less than he’d like to.

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