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Drama

Brain on Fire(2017)

7.0(1427)
1h 28m
2017-02-22

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.

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Top Cast

Chloë Grace Moretz
Chloë Grace Moretz
Susannah Cahalan
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
Stephen Grywalski
Richard Armitage
Richard Armitage
Tom Cahalan

Keywords

new york citystrong womanbiographybased on true storyfemale protagonisthospitaldoctorwriternewspaper reportercatatoniamedical dramaseizuremisdiagnosishuman brain

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