Memento

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Memento
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R,1hr 56min
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Released:
January 19, 2001
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Synopsis: A man is determined to find justice after the loss of a loved one, even though he is incapable of fully remembering the crime, in this offbeat thriller. Leonard (Guy Pearce) is a man who is struggling to put his life back together after the brutal rape and murder of his wife. But Leonard's problems are different from those of most people in his situation; he was beaten severely by the same man who killed his wife. The most significant manifestation of Leonard's injuries is that his short-term memory ... Full Synopsis
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Memento, which may be the ultimate existential thriller, has a spooky repetitive urgency that takes on the clarity of a dream. Full Review
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80
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out of 100
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