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Memento (2000)

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Starring (View all)
Guy Pearce Guy Pearce
Leonard
Russ Fega Russ Fega
Waiter
Jorja Fox Jorja Fox
Leonard's Wife
Stephen Tobolowsky Stephen Tobolowsky
Sammy Jankis
Harriet Sansom Harris Harriet Sansom Harris
Mrs. Jankis


Written by
Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan
(screenplay)


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The perfect murder mystery film

16 years, 11 months ago at Apr 27 18:05
12 votes
It's quite amazing how this film, based on a short story by director Nolan's brother, has turned into such a blockbuster hit. The film feels low budget as its a purely character driven movie and its all filmed on 4 or 5 locations; a motel room, a girl's house, a bar, an abandoned house. But three things make this the ultimate murder-mystery:

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10 years, 3 months ago at Nov 30 17:14
11 votes
There is so many great things to talk about this movie but I have decided to leave this review spoiler-less. Either way this is one of those films that is great to watch when you have barely a clue about what the film is about. So if you are even slightly interested in checking out this film, go check out because you will not regret it. This is a spectacular film that can be watched, analyzed, rew... read more

A maze of temporality and investigation...

15 years, 6 months ago at Sep 21 20:03
9 votes
''I can't remember to forget you.'' A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes and tattoos to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife.Guy Pearce: LeonardCarrie-Anne Moss: NatalieJoe Pantoliano: Teddy Gammell Memento is a 2000 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, adapted from his younger brother Jonathan's short story Memento Mori. It s... read more
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Suffering short-term memory loss after a head injury, Leonard Shelby embarks on a grim quest to find the lowlife who murdered his wife. To carry out his plan, Shelby snaps Polaroids of people and places, jotting down contextual notes on the backs of photos and tattoos his own body in a desperate bid to remember.
Release date: 25 May 2001
UPC: 043396065987
Tags: Thriller (71), Drama (50), Mystery (49), Revenge (39), 2000s (26), 2000 (25), Crime (24), Murder (23), Amnesia (23), Action (21), Memory (16), Twist Ending (14), (13), Neo Noir (12), Nonlinear Timeline (12), Tattoo (9), Noir (8), Backwards (8), Christopher Nolan (8), Usa (7)
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