“It's not supposed to happen. Be prepared when it does.”
Brain on Fire
7.0
1,429 votes·2017
·1h 28m
·MovieDrama
Overview
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.
Keywords
new york citystrong womanbiographybased on true storyfemale protagonisthospitaldoctorwriternewspaper reportercatatoniamedical dramaseizure
Cast
Chloë Grace Moretz
Susannah Cahalan
Thomas Mann
Stephen Grywalski
Richard Armitage
Tom Cahalan
Carrie-Anne Moss
Rhona Nack
Jenny Slate
Margo
Tyler Perry
Richard
Alex Zahara
Allen
Jenn MacLean-Angus
Giselle
Ken Tremblett
Senator
Navid Negahban
Dr. Najjar
Robert Moloney
Dr. Ryan
Agam Darshi
Dr. Khan
Janet Kidder
Dr. Siskin
Vincent Gail
Dr. Samson
Daniel Bacon
Dr. Han
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