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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Chloë Grace Moretz | ... | Susannah Cahalan | |
| Thomas Mann | ... | Stephen Grywalski | |
| Richard Armitage | ... | Tom Cahalan | |
| Carrie-Anne Moss | ... | Rhona Nack | |
| Jenny Slate | ... | Margo | |
| Tyler Perry | ... | Richard | |
| Alex Zahara | ... | Allen | |
| Jenn MacLean-Angus | ... | Giselle (as Jean MacLean Angus) | |
| Ken Tremblett | ... | Senator | |
| Navid Negahban | ... | Dr. Najjar | |
| Robert Moloney | ... | Dr. Ryan | |
| Agam Darshi | ... | Dr. Khan | |
| Janet Kidder | ... | Dr. Siskin | |
| Vincent Gale | ... | Dr. Samson | |
| Daniel Bacon | ... | Dr. Han | |
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The film follows the harrowing experience of a writer struggling with a rare neurological disease from when she first suffers symptoms to the many attempts at diagnosing it and the eventual discovery of the real cause of her illness. Based on the book, 'Brain On Fire', the true story of Susannah Cahalan, a journalist for the New York Post. Written by Danny
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rare disease | seizure | based on true story | encephalitis | autoimmune disease |Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Susannah Cahalan: Have you ever been trapped? Lost in your own body, lost in your own mind, lost in time? So desperate to escape, to just... Get out.
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In May 2014, it was announced that the book was being adapted into a film of the same name starring Chloë Grace Moretz and produced by Cahalan and Charlize Theron. The film was released on Netflix June 22, 2018. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Susannah Cahalan: Have you ever been trapped? Lost in your own body, lost in your own mind, lost in time? So desperate to escape, to just... Get out.
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The acting was amazing from Chloë Grace Moretz , I thought she was vary believable in her role. The movie itself was inspiring. It was one of those movies you watch, and it felt like your life has been changed in some way. Chloë has been proving herself the be one of the best, and I believe some day she will win an Oscar.