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Brain on Fire

Name: Brain on Fire
Director: Gerard Barrett
Genre: Drama
Released: 2017-02-22
Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Thomas Mann, Richard Armitage, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jenny Slate

Drama

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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Cast

Chloë Grace MoretzThomas MannRichard ArmitageCarrie-Anne MossJenny SlateTyler PerryAlex ZaharaJenn MacLean-AngusKen TremblettNavid NegahbanRobert MoloneyAgam Darshi

Director

Gerard Barrett

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