Brain on Fire (2017)

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It's not supposed to happen. Be prepared when it does.

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.

• Released: 2017-02-22
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 28m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 1,443 votes

Directed by Gerard Barrett.

Top cast

• Chloë Grace Moretz as Susannah Cahalan
• Thomas Mann as Stephen Grywalski
• Richard Armitage as Tom Cahalan
• Carrie-Anne Moss as Rhona Nack
• Jenny Slate as Margo
• Tyler Perry as Richard
• Alex Zahara as Allen
• Jenn MacLean-Angus as Giselle
• Ken Tremblett as Senator
• Navid Negahban as Dr. Najjar

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Brain on Fire

• United States: stream on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Fawesome, The Roku Channel, The CW, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV
• Canada: watch free on Plex
• Australia: stream on YouTube

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