- Studio: Newmarket Films
- Release Date: Mar 16, 2001
- Starring: Carrie-Anne Moss, Guy Pearce, Joe Pantoliano
- Summary: Dismissed by the police, Leonard Shelby (Pearce) is obsessed with pursuing vengeance for the rape and murder of his wife. The difficulty of his quest is compounded by his rare, untreatable form of memory loss.
- Director: Christopher Nolan
- Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 30 out of 34
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Mixed: 3 out of 34
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Negative: 1 out of 34
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100One of the most original and ultimately confounding mind games to reach the screen since "The Usual Suspects."
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80Nolan's engrossing, backwards-ticking noir will run you so thoroughly in circles that you'll need to see it at least twice for maximum enjoyment.
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50Feels mostly like an audacious prank.
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38The dramatic content in Memento is as blank as Leonard's post-traumatic mental state.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 91 out of 95
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Mixed: 1 out of 95
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Negative: 3 out of 95
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