The second feature by Christopher Nolan accomplishes what seems impossible: to tell a movie backwards. Leonard (Guy Pearce) is a former Insurance Investigator whose successful career was cut short by a violent incident which deprived him of his ability to make new memories, transforming his life into an epic quest for vengeance. But his mental condition makes him vulnerable to those who would take advantage, and the lengths to which he’ll go to give his life some logic prove frightening. A disorienting but ultimately ingenious thriller. Cast also includes Joe Pantoliano and Carrie-Anne Moss.
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ACMI Identifier
316508
Languages
English
English
English
Audience classification
M (15+)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Thrillers
Crafts & Visual Arts → Images, Photographic
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photographs - Psychological aspects
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Tattooing
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Justice
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Paranoia
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Amnesia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Identity (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Obsessive-compulsive neurosis
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Paranoia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Tattooing
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVD; Access Print (Section 1)