Memento is a work.
Guy Pearce . He is well known for having starred in the role of Mike Young in the Australian television series Neighbours and in films such as The Adventures of Priscilla , Queen of the Desert ( 1994 ) , L.A. Confidential ( 1997 ) , Memento ( 2000 ) , The Count of Monte Cristo ( 2002 ) , The Road ( 2009 ) , The King 's Speech ( 2010 ) , Prometheus ( 2012 ) , and Iron Man 3 ( 2013 ) . Memento is a 2000 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed and written by Christopher Nolan , and produced by Suzanne and Jennifer Todd . Memento premiered on September 5 , 2000 , at the Venice International Film Festival and was released in European theaters starting in October . It received numerous accolades , including Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing . The film was subsequently ranked one of the best films of the 2000s by several critics and media outlets .