---
title: 'Brain on Fire (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gerard Barrett'
released: '2016-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/brain-on-fire-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3704700/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Brain on Fire (2016)

2016 · PG-13 · 88 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Brain on Fire is a 2016 biographical drama film directed and written by Irish filmmaker Gerard Barrett. The film is based on Susannah Cahalan's memoir Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness and stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Jenny Slate, Thomas Mann, Tyler Perry, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Richard Armitage.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gerard Barrett](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-barrett)
- **Screenplay:** [Gerard Barrett](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-barrett)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Paesano](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-paesano)
- **Producer:** [Charlize Theron](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlize-theron)
- **Director of Photography:** [Yaron Orbach](https://cinepixo.com/people/yaron-orbach)

## Cast

- [Alex Zahara](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-zahara)
- [Chloë Grace Moretz](https://cinepixo.com/people/chloe-grace-moretz)
- [Lee Majdoub](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-majdoub)
- [Jenny Slate](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenny-slate)
- [Robert Moloney](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-moloney)
- [Richard Armitage](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-armitage)
- [Agam Darshi](https://cinepixo.com/people/agam-darshi)
- [Daniel Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-bacon)
- [Thomas Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-mann-2)
- [Carrie-Anne Moss](https://cinepixo.com/people/carrie-anne-moss)
- [Nicole LaPlaca](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicole-laplaca)
- [Tyler Perry](https://cinepixo.com/people/tyler-perry)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Official site: http://www.brainonfiremovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/brain-on-fire-2016
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