Mystery · Thriller
American
2000 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 113 min
Leonard Shelby cannot form new memories, yet he is determined to find the man who attacked his wife. He navigates the world with Polaroids, notes and tattoos, and the film is told in an unusual time scheme that puts you in his position.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining independent thriller of 2000 and a key film in the shift toward narratives that play with time and viewer knowledge, reviving the noir tradition in a new formal shape.
Watch with intention
Treat the unusual scene order as Leonard's own condition: you keep meeting effects before causes, and the film asks you to reason as he must.
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