Brain on Fire

Brain on Fire

2017 · 88 min · EN · PG-13 · 7.0 (1,427 votes)
Dir. Gerard Barrett · Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Thomas Mann, Richard Armitage, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jenny Slate, Tyler Perry · Music John Paesano

It's not supposed to happen. Be prepared when it does.

Drama

Susannah Cahalan, an up-and-coming journalist at the New York Post becomes plagued by voices in her head and seizures, causing a rapid descent into insanity.

VIBE

This film plunges you into a disorienting, harrowing journey through a mind under siege. It's an intense, empathetic exploration of the fragile line between self and illness, unfolding with a propulsive urgency. The experience is deeply unsettling yet ultimately a testament to human resilience against an unseen adversary.

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