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Last modified: Oct. 7, 2017

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Brain On Fire

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Director: Gerard Barrett

Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz • Jenny Slate • Carrie-Anne Moss • Richard Armitage • Thomas Mann

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 35 m

84% 16%
Coming Soon On Amazon

Production Status

Current stage in the film’s journey

Completed
Production Progress
Awaiting release by distributor; release date not yet announced.

May 25, 2017

Plot

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Plot
Brain on Fire follows Cahalan (Moretz), a rising journalist at the New York Post who mysteriously starts having seizures and hearing voices. As weeks go by and Susannah rapidly descends into insanity, she moves inexplicably from violence to catatonia. Following a series of outbursts, misdiagnoses and a prolonged hospital stay, a lucky last-minute intervention by one doctor finally gives her a diagnosis and hope to rebuild her life.
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Drama

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The film's director Gerard Barrett last directed Glassland. The film's writer Gerard Barrett last wrote Glassland.

Director
Gerard Barrett
Screenwriter
Producers
Beth Kono
Charlize Theron
Studios
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Production Details

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Key Facts

  • Based on the book/memoir by Susannah Cahalan. True story.

Production Updates for Brain On Fire

Completed

Changed Brain On Fire movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production is scheduled to begin in May 2015.

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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Additional Information

Parent Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic elements, brief language and partial nudity
Runtime
1 hr, 35 m
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
Brain On Fire: My Month of Madness

Language
English

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Brain On Fire is coming out to on To Be Announced (TBA) There are 9,428 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Rosie Project, Sesame Street and Star Wars: Rogue Squadron.

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Sat., Oct. 7, 2017

  • Changed the US film release date from TBA 2017 to TBA

Thu., May. 25, 2017

  • Changed the US film release date from TBA to TBA 2017

  • Added a link from brainonfiremovie.com

  • Added a running time of 95 minutes

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