Memento

Memento

2000

Suffering short-term memory loss after a head injury, Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) embarks on a grim quest to find the lowlife who murdered his wife. To carry out his plan, Shelby snaps Polaroids of people and places, jotting down contextual notes on the backs of the photos to aid in his search and jog his memory. A gritty, complex thriller, Memento packs more knots than a hangman's noose.

Some memories are best forgotten

JBscale
90
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
1 hr. 53 mins.
US Theatrical Release
March 16, 2001
US Box Office
$25,530,884 (#3065 of 7164)
Global Office
$39,723,096 (#2615 of 4035)
Rating
R
Restricted
Drug Content, Language, Violence

Collection Detail

Edition
3-Disc 10th Anniversary Special Edition & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD 5.1
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
English: DTS 5.1
Studio
Columbia Tristar
Released
February 22, 2011
Acquired Date
September 5, 2011
Times Seen
5 Times
Last Watched
June 18, 2024

Actors

Guy Pearce
Guy Pearce
Carrie-Anne Moss
Carrie-Anne Moss
Joe Pantoliano
Joe Pantoliano
Mark Boone Junior
Mark Boone Junior
Russ Fega
Russ Fega
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Tobolowsky
Harriet Sansom Harris
Harriet Sansom Harris
Jorja Fox
Jorja Fox
Thomas Lennon
Thomas Lennon
Callum Keith Rennie
Callum Keith Rennie
Kimberly Campbell
Kimberly Campbell
Marianne Muellerleile
Marianne Muellerleile
Larry Holden
Larry Holden

Directors

Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan

Producers

Jennifer Todd
Jennifer Todd
Suzanne Todd
Suzanne Todd

Writers

Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan

Awards & Accolades

  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #27
  • 2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #29
  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #30
  • 2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #31
  • 2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #31
  • 2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #37
  • 2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #51
  • 2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #57
  • 2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #54

Special Features

Commentaries
  • director Christopher Nolan
Featurettes
  • Anatomy of a Scene
  • IFC Interview with Christopher Nolan
  • Remembering Memento
Other
  • Original 'Memento Mori' Short Story
  • Audio Commentary
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (10/10)

Ratings

JB Users
100
Flawless
RT Fresh Certified
94%
Tomatometer
186 votes
RT Fresh Certified
94%
Popcornmeter
27,535 votes
METASCORE
83
34 votes
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
1,359,541 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media