Brain on Fire (2017) movie poster

Brain on Fire (2017)

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

88 minPG-13Drama

TMDb7.0/101,433 votes

IMDb6.6/1025,040 votes

Rotten Tomatoes13%

Metacritic34/100

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.

Country: Ireland, Canada

Director: Gerard Barrett

Cast

Chloë Grace Moretz as Susannah Cahalan

Chloë Grace Moretz

Susannah Cahalan

Thomas Mann as Stephen Grywalski

Thomas Mann

Stephen Grywalski

Richard Armitage as Tom Cahalan

Richard Armitage

Tom Cahalan

Carrie-Anne Moss as Rhona Nack

Carrie-Anne Moss

Rhona Nack

Jenny Slate as Margo

Jenny Slate

Margo

Tyler Perry as Richard

Tyler Perry

Richard

Alex Zahara as Allen

Alex Zahara

Allen

Jenn MacLean-Angus as Giselle

Jenn MacLean-Angus

Giselle

Ken Tremblett as Senator

Ken Tremblett

Senator

Navid Negahban as Dr. Najjar

Navid Negahban

Dr. Najjar

Robert Moloney as Dr. Ryan

Robert Moloney

Dr. Ryan

Agam Darshi as Dr. Khan

Agam Darshi

Dr. Khan

Janet Kidder as Dr. Siskin

Janet Kidder

Dr. Siskin

Vincent Gail as Dr. Samson

Vincent Gail

Dr. Samson

Keywords

Plot:strong womanbiographybased on true storyfemale protagonistdoctorwriternewspaper reportercatatoniamedical dramaseizuremisdiagnosishuman brain

Place:new york cityhospital

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