Some memories are best forgotten.
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.
MysteryThrillerdrug dealeramnesiainsulintattoowaitressmotelmanipulationflashbackconfusionrevengemurdermemory loss
- Sexual violence
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Character
Grave, earnest, meticulous and spare.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- rawmeticulous
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
Who loves it, who doesn't
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Cast
- Guy PearceLeonard
- Carrie-Anne MossNatalie
- Joe PantolianoTeddy
- Mark Boone JuniorBurt
- Russ FegaWaiter
- Jorja FoxLeonard's Wife
- Stephen TobolowskySammy
- Harriet Sansom HarrisMrs. Jankis
- Thomas LennonDoctor
- Callum Keith RennieDodd
Crew
- Christopher NolanDirector
- Christopher NolanScreenplay
- Wally PfisterDirector of Photography
- David JulyanOriginal Music Composer
- Dody DornEditor
- Jennifer ToddProducer
- Suzanne ToddProducer
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