Brain on Fire
Directed by Gerard Barrett
Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Thomas Mann, Richard Armitage, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jenny Slate, Tyler Perry, Alex Zahara, Jenn MacLean-Angus, Ken Tremblett, Navid Negahban
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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.
- Original language
- English
- Screenplay
- Gerard Barrett, Susannah Cahalan
- Music
- John Paesano
- Cinematography
- Yaron Orbach
- Cast
- Carrie-Anne Moss, Jenny Slate, Tyler Perry, Alex Zahara, Jenn MacLean-Angus, Ken Tremblett, Navid Negahban, Robert Moloney, Agam Darshi
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Updated July 22, 2026
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