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Memento (2000)

R 03/16/2001 (US) Mystery, Thriller 1h 53m

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Some memories are best forgotten.

Overview

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

Christopher Nolan

Director, Screenplay
Jonathan Nolan

Story

Top Billed Cast

Guy Pearce

Leonard Shelby
Carrie-Anne Moss

Natalie
Joe Pantoliano

John Edward "Teddy" Gammell
Mark Boone Junior

Burt
Russ Fega

Waiter
Jorja Fox

Catherine Shelby
Stephen Tobolowsky

Samuel R. "Sammy" Jankis
Harriet Sansom Harris

Mrs. Jankis
Thomas Lennon

Doctor
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A review by John Chard

9.0

Written by John Chard on July 12, 2015

We all lie to ourselves to be happy.

It's not until a film like Memento comes along, or that you personally have to deal with someone close who suffers a form of this subject to hand, that you get jolted to remember just how your memory is such a prized and treasured thing - and crucially that it's one of your key safety devices.

Christopher and Jonathan Nolan crafted one of the best films of 2000 based on those facets of the human condition. Their protagonist is Leonard Shelby, played with stupendous believability by Guy Pearce, who is suffering from a memory amnesia caused by a trauma t... read the rest.

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