Brain on Fire

2016
PG-13
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

25K

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Chloë Grace Moretz in Brain on Fire (2016)

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Medical Drama Biography Drama

A young, capable professional cannot explain her newly erratic behavior.A young, capable professional cannot explain her newly erratic behavior.A young, capable professional cannot explain her newly erratic behavior.

Director
- Gerard Barrett
Writers
- Gerard Barrett
- Susannah Cahalan
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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

25K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Gerard Barrett
Writers
- Gerard Barrett
- Susannah Cahalan
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Videos1

Trailer 1:49

Official Trailer Brain on Fire

Photos33

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Trivia
Her research indicated that in 2009 most people with the disease were either misdiagnosed or undiagnosed. Cahalan was fortunate to be correctly diagnosed because, according to Najjar's estimates, only 10 percent of people with the disease were properly diagnosed at that time. Since then, a better understanding of the disease and its symptoms has resulted in more frequent diagnosis and treatment.

Quotes
[first lines]
Susannah Cahalan: Have you ever been trapped? Lost in your own body, lost in your own mind, lost in time? So desperate to escape, to just... Get out.

Soundtracks
Song for Kirsten Dunst

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Featured review

6/10

Awful disease exposed in movie

Many viewers are giving this film a high rating and are upset if anyone gives a lower rating. They are judging this film on the disease and not the movie. IMDb uses criteria to arrive at a fair value, which in most cases is more accurate. It is not an average of all ratings added together but is based on all ratings made.

My rating of 6 for this important movie is very close to this adjusted final rating and thus my thoughts about the movie tallies with this logic. The movie itself is only average, dealing with a very important subject. I am glad to have seen it.