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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Producer:

Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd

Writer:

Jonathan Nolan

Runtime:

1hr 53m

Synopsis

A former insurance investigator who now suffers from anterograde amnesia uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's murderer.

Cast

  • Guy Pearce
  • Carrie-Anne Moss
  • Joe Pantoliano
  • Mark Boone Junior
  • Russ Fega
  • Jorja Fox
  • Stephen Tobolowsky
  • Harriet Sansom Harris
  • Thomas Lennon
  • Callum Keith Rennie

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Jul 30, 2017

    this is what finding dory should have been

    23.9K Likes
    tru
    tru
    Aug 22, 2021

    They should’ve tried singing to him like the grandma in coco

    11.9K Likes
    sawah 🦖
    sawah 🦖
    Apr 21, 2023

    unreliable narrator? bro he doesnt even know whats going on

    11.9K Likes
    Jay
    Jay
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    Jan 31, 2019

    Dawg I am just as confused as Leonard

    10.3K Likes
    kayla
    kayla
    Sep 1, 2021

    i forgor 💀

    10.0K Likes
    Nova
    Nova
    Jul 26, 2019

    finding dory + 50 first dates + inception = memento

    7.0K Likes
    maria
    maria
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    Sep 5, 2018

    this guy is mad good at stick and pokes

    6.5K Likes
    Marian
    Marian
    Jan 18, 2024

    I use habit and routine to make my life possible. Sammy had no drive, no reason to make it work. Me? Yeah, I got a reason. Oh so this was as good as everyone else has been saying for decades huh

    5.7K Likes
    James (Schaffrillas)
    James (Schaffrillas)
    Aug 5, 2017

    for sure my dream job is playing the deceased partner in a nolan film. just filming artsy flashbacks in a suburban house doing mundane things and then die?? sign me up!!!

    5.5K Likes
    robert
    robert
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  • Ciaran Fourrier
    Ciaran Fourrier liked
    Memento

    This by no means a bad film. The twists and turns as the story unfolds proves that. However, the tone of the film isn’t very exciting. It didn’t keep me as engaged as I hoped it would. There’s were moments where I felt tired because the story felt like it was going nowhere.

    4 🔥 😂 😭 10 3Y
    alyssa
    alyssa loved
    Memento

    hes just as delulu as me

    🔥 😂 👀 7 3Y
    Danial
    Danial loved
    Memento

    The way the events are listed, I don't know if they are positive or negative, positive because they make you live the pathological state of the character and negative in that they confused me very much, in general a great movie that I recommend, + watch an explanation of it 8/10.

    🔥 5 3Y
  • amarah
    amarah is "meh" on
    Memento

    i need to rewatch bc maybe i’m stupid but this film confused me so much - i will make a new review once i’ve rewatched this film😂😂

    6 😂 1 3Y
    Jake the movie man
    Jake the movie man loved
    Memento

    This movie is about my friend Daniel

    1 🔥 🤔 4 3Y
    Kareem
    Kareem loved
    Memento

    God this was such a good watch. The most complicated movie I've ever seen, I said "wtf" like 15 times while watching it. Watched 8 analysis videos and I still don't fully understand it. Out of this world directing, I don't believe Nolan is a human. Absolute cinema ♡ A must watch.

    2 🔥 2 1Y
  • zxki
    zxki loved
    Memento

    I went into this movie confused and clue less, but that's what hooked me in. I became the character, finding out what happened. nolans mind is genuinely terrifyingly genuis.

    5 🔥 2 2Y
    Austin Kelley
    Austin Kelley liked
    Memento

    A very good beginning to Nolan’s career. An incredibly unique way of storytelling and makes you think about the reality of it all. 7.8/10

    4 1Y
    Omar Gaber
    Omar Gaber loved
    Memento

    Best thing when i dont know where he is or who is that human Infront of him ,he doesnt neither 😃😃

    3 🔥 2 8M
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Metacritic

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Based on 34 Critics
8.9

USER SCORE (1535)

Universal acclaim based on 1535 Reviews
100

A delicious one-time treat.

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Metacritic review by William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
100

Pearce, who's in every scene except the Sammy flashbacks, dominates the picture through his feral performance.

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Metacritic review by Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer
90

Operates in an orbit somewhere between Oliver Sacks and Lewis Carroll. I can't remember when a movie has seemed so clever, strangely affecting and slyly funny at the very same time.

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Metacritic review by Joe Morgenstern
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Memento (2001) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Memento (2001)?
The movie is 1hr 53min long.
What's Memento (2001) about?
A former insurance investigator who now suffers from anterograde amnesia uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's murderer.
Who's the cast of Memento (2001)?
  • 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 Jankis
  • Harriet Sansom Harris as Mrs. Jankis
  • Thomas Lennon as Doctor
  • Callum Keith Rennie as Dodd
Who's the director behind Memento (2001)?
Christopher Nolan directed Memento (2001).
Who produced Memento (2001)?
Jennifer Todd and Suzanne Todd produced Memento (2001).