Brain on Fire

 is an American-Canadian-Irish biographical drama movie directed and written by Gerard Barrett. This movie 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. It also had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2016, and became available for streaming on Netflix after acquiring the rights to this movie on June 22, 2018.

Summary
"Stricken with seizures, psychosis and memory loss, a young New York Post reporter visits doctor after doctor in search of an elusive diagnosis."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Cast and Characters

 * Chloë Grace Moretz as Susannah Cahalan
 * Thomas Mann as Stephen Grywalski
 * Richard Armitage as Tom Cahalan
 * Carrie-Anne Moss as Rhona Nack
 * Jenny Slate as Margo
 * Tyler Perry as Richard
 * Alex Zahara as Allen
 * Jenn MacLean-Angus as Giselle (as Jean MacLean Angus)
 * Ken Tremblett as Senator
 * Navid Negahban as Dr. Najjar
 * Robert Moloney as Dr. Ryan
 * Agam Darshi as Dr. Khan
 * Janet Kidder as Dr. Siskin
 * Vincent Gale as Dr. Samson
 * Daniel Bacon as Dr. Han