Brick is an independent 2005 crime thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception) as a lonely teenager trying to solve the mystery of his dead ex-girlfriend. Brendan Frye (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) receives a cryptic message from his former girlfriend, Emily (Emilie De Ravin). Emily says she is in trouble. Brendan, who still loves her, wants to help her any way he can. Two days later, he finds her corpse dumped in a tunnel. Brendan decides to find out what happened to her on his own and hides her body, only trusting his friend, "The Brain" (Matt O'Leary) with his secret investigation and plot for revenge. He follows the strange clues that Emily left him which lead to a high school clique centered on Laura (Nora Zehetner), a rich girl who surrounds herself with a dangerous crowd of drug users and dealers. Writer and director Rian Johnson won the Sundance Festival's Special Jury Prize for this dark and original suspense tale.moreless