
Brain on Fire (2017)
Movie · Drama · ⭐ 7.0/10 · 1h 28m
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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