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The Forgotten (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 166

Fresh: 51

Rotten:115

Average Rating: 5/10

Consensus: The premise grows too ridiculous to take seriously.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense thematic material, some violence and brief language

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Sep 24, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $66,641,205

Synopsis: What if you were told that every moment you experienced and every memory you held dear never happened? In Revolution Studios' haunting psychological thriller The Forgotten, Telly Paretta... What if you were told that every moment you experienced and every memory you held dear never happened? In Revolution Studios' haunting psychological thriller The Forgotten, Telly Paretta (Julianne Moore) is tormented by the memory of her eight-year-old son Sam's death in a plane crash 14 months ago. While trying to work through her grief, and her subsequent estrangement from her husband Jim (Anthony Edwards), she is informed by her psychiatrist, Dr. Munce (Gary Sinise), that she is suffering from delusions, that her son never existed and she is fabricating his memories. Stunned, she tries to find evidence of Sam's existence photos, videos, scrapbooks. But it has all disappeared. Telly is convinced she is going mad until she meets Ash Correll (Dominic West), the father of one of the other plane crash victims. Together, they embark on a search to prove the existence of their children and reclaim their sanity. Revolution Studios Presents a Jinks/Cohen Company Production The Forgotten, a Columbia Pictures release. The film stars Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Gary Sinise, Alfre Woodard, Linus Roache and Anthony Edwards. The film is directed by Joseph Ruben from a screenplay written by Gerald DiPego. Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks and Joe Roth are the producers. Steve Nicolaides and Todd Garner are the executive producers. Anastas Michos is the director of photography. The production designer is Bill Groom. The editor is Richard Francis-Bruce, A.C.E. Cindy Evans is the costume designer. The music is by James Horner. -- © Columbia Pictures [More]

Starring: Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Gary Sinise, Alfre Woodard

Starring: Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Gary Sinise, Alfre Woodard, Linus Roache, Anthony Edwards

Director: Joseph Ruben

Director: Joseph Ruben
Screenwriter: Gerald DiPego
Producer: Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, Joe Roth
Composer: James Horner
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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08/07/08
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review

Who wants to see -- or remember -- a wildly implausible thriller that's also grim and humorless?

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02/13/08
Rob Gonsalves
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12/27/07
Joe Lozito
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10/30/06
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

The climax is a disappointment, lacking the quick visual thrills earlier in the movie and failing to answer many key questions raised throughout.

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09/22/06
Russ Breimeier
Christianity Today
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Few films have title more deserving.

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08/24/05
Dragan Antulov
Draxblog Movie Reviews

Not since Star Trek V: The Final Frontier has there been such a stupid omnipotent force.

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07/25/05
Uri Lessing
www.kcactive.com

The Forgotten, though not an outright bad movie, is yet another frustrating example of a Hollywood film that simply lacks the courage of its convictions.

Full Review Source: Rue Morgue Magazine | comment Comment
03/23/05
Chris Alexander
Rue Morgue Magazine

Starts out as a psychological drama and gets a whole lot weirder as it goes along.

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02/06/05
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

What the father-son bond was to Frequency… mother love is to The Forgotten, a "Twilight Zone" / "X-Files"–esque thriller with a pro-life twist.

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02/03/05
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

*Rarely has so much cinematic stuff -- star power, special effects, set design -- gone on in the service of something so evanescent and feathery.

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01/27/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Unusual mix of drama and science fiction, masquerading as a horror film.

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01/24/05
Michael E. Grost
Classic Film and Television

... [Julianne Moore] is the heart and soul that lifts The Forgotten from direct-to-video fare and into something genuinely interesting.

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01/21/05
Kevin A. Ranson
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