Movie

Brain on Fire

2017 · 88 min

A tense, emotional medical mystery that follows a young woman's frightening mental decline and the race to diagnose her.

Tagline: It's not supposed to happen. Be prepared when it does.
Overview: Susannah Cahalan, an up-and-coming journalist at the New York Post becomes plagued by voices in her head and seizures, causing a rapid descent into insanity.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, family, healing
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
family
healing
trauma
Places: big city
hospital
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none