If You Loved 'The Shards,' There's One Movie You Need to Watch Next
The Shards is a classic Bret Easton Ellis story, populated by sexy, empty monsters and punctuated by horrifying imagery. The man who gave us Less Than Zero and American Psycho knows how to deliver the icy, perverse thrills that only a show set in 1980s Los Angeles (and told from his distinct point-of-view) can give us. Structured as separate narratives about characters who don’t always meet or realize how they’re connected, The Informers is centered on Graham (Jon Foster), a drifting, bisexual rich kid who deals drugs and hates his film producer father.
- ▪The Shards is a classic Bret Easton Ellis story, populated by sexy, empty monsters and punctuated by horrifying imagery.
- ▪The man who gave us Less Than Zero and American Psycho knows how to deliver the icy, perverse thrills that only a show set in 1980s Los Angeles (and told from his distinct point-of-view) can give us.
- ▪Structured as separate narratives about characters who don’t always meet or realize how they’re connected, The Informers is centered on Graham (Jon Foster), a drifting, bisexual rich kid who deals drugs and hates his film producer father.
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| Publication time | Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000 |
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The Shards is a classic Bret Easton Ellis story, populated by sexy, empty monsters and punctuated by horrifying imagery. The man who gave us Less Than Zero and American Psycho knows how to deliver the icy, perverse thrills that only a show set in 1980s Los Angeles (and told from his distinct point-of-view) can give us. Whether it was the hot, dangerous characters, the neon-lit visuals, or the tense mystery and mounting sense of paranoia that you loved best, if you’re looking for more of it, there’s one movie that’s perfect for Shards fans: 2008’s The Informers.The Informers is the perfect movie for fans of The Shards window.videoEmbeds = window.videoEmbeds || []; window.videoEmbeds.push({ elemId: 'video-container-01M2NN2ZRW702M70JY12PDAGFV', data:…
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