Memento
2000 · Movie · R · 113 min · ★ 8.2 · 88% critics
A man driven by revenge searches for the person behind his wife’s attack and murder, but his rare short-term memory loss makes it hard to stay on track. He relies on a personal system of reminders as he tries to figure out who to trust and where the investigation is heading.
Based on Memento Mori
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Details
- Years
- 2000
- Release date
- 2000-10-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.2/10 (16,293 votes)
- Box office
- $39,665,951
- Budget
- $9,000,000
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy unraveling a mystery that forces you to keep up and rethink what you know; Not for you if you want a straightforward timeline, or if dark revenge thrillers like Gone Girl and The Prestige feel like too much.
Pros: mind-bending mystery; intense lead performance; satisfying puzzle feel | Cons: confusing narrative; requires close attention; dark subject matter
Themes
- drug dealer
- amnesia
- insulin
- tattoo
- waitress
- motel
- manipulation
- flashback
- confusion
- revenge
- murder
- memory loss
- +19 more
Awards & recognition
- The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award · 2001
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2002 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2002 · nominated
Cast & crew
Guy Pearce
as Leonard
Carrie-Anne Moss
as Natalie
Joe Pantoliano
as Teddy
Mark Boone Junior
as Burt
Russ Fega
as Waiter
Jorja Fox
as Leonard's Wife
Stephen Tobolowsky
as Sammy
Harriet Sansom Harris
as Mrs. Jankis
Thomas Lennon
as Doctor
Callum Keith Rennie
as Dodd
Directed by Christopher Nolan