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Memento

Memento

Some memories are best forgotten.

20008.21h 53m

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.

Directed by Christopher Nolan
Written by Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan
Produced by Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd
Box OfficeBudget: $9.0MRevenue: $40.1M

Top Cast

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Leonard

Carrie-Anne Moss

Carrie-Anne Moss

Natalie

Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano

Teddy

Mark Boone Junior

Mark Boone Junior

Burt

Russ Fega

Russ Fega

Waiter

Jorja Fox

Jorja Fox

Leonard's Wife

Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Sammy

Harriet Sansom Harris

Harriet Sansom Harris

Mrs. Jankis

Thomas Lennon

Thomas Lennon

Doctor

Callum Keith Rennie

Callum Keith Rennie

Dodd

Themes & Keywords

drug dealeramnesiainsulintattoowaitressmotelmanipulationflashbackconfusionrevengemurdermemory lossmemorypsychological thrillerwhodunitlos angeles, californiapolaroidbased on short storynonlinear timelinemourninginsurance agentindividualityphone calldisturbedparanoidneo-noirsomberreverse chronologydiabetesbewilderedboldcomplicatedsuspense mystery

About Memento

Memento is a mystery, thriller film released in 2000 exploring themes of drug dealer, amnesia, insulin, tattoo, waitress, motel. Directed by Christopher Nolan, it stars Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano. 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.

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