Memento
Some memories are best forgotten.
Some memories are best forgotten.
Mystery, Thriller
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2000
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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.
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Runtime:
113 min
Release date:
11 Oct 2000
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$9,000,000
Revenue:
$40,060,108
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 57 wins & 59 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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I can't remember when a movie has seemed so clever, strangely affecting and slyly funny at the very same time.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
26 Mar 2014
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Writer-director Christopher Nolan's second film is one of the most original and ultimately confounding mind games to reach the screen since The Usual Suspects.
– Jack Mathews,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar 2014
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The young British writer and director Christopher Nolan, who has every intention of putting us through the mill, doubles his fun by running the whole story backward.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
26 Mar 2014
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The astonishing payoff takes the film to another level entirely, unleashing a battery of existential questions that shed new light on everything that precedes it.
– Scott Tobias,
AV Club,
26 Mar 2014
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You have to pay close attention to Memento, the most original thriller to come along in years -- and one of the best.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar 2014