# Memento (2000)  > **Some memories are best forgotten.** > Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why. **Runtime**: 1h 53m **Genres**: Mystery, Thriller ## Cast - [[Guy Pearce]] as Leonard - [[Carrie-Anne Moss]] as Natalie - [[Joe Pantoliano]] as Teddy - [[Mark Boone Junior]] as Burt - [[Russ Fega]] as Waiter - [[Jorja Fox]] as Leonard's Wife - [[Stephen Tobolowsky]] as Sammy - [[Harriet Sansom Harris]] as Mrs. Jankis - [[Thomas Lennon]] as Doctor - [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as Dodd - [[Kimberly Campbell]] as Blonde - [[Marianne Muellerleile]] as Tattooist - [[Larry Holden]] as Jimmy --- [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/77) | [IMDb](https://imdb.com/title/tt0209144)