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Brain on Fire

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

Rating 7.0 / 10Release February 22, 2017Runtime 88 min

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.

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