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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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Reviews for The Forgotten
It's very manipulative, it's very maddening -- and yet I found it very entertaining.
...a disjointed and derivatively dour drama. Sadly, The Forgotten isn’t worth hosting a memory cramp in the cloudy, convoluted noggin.
Joseph Ruben directs this thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
It's not the impossible premise that snaps the suspension of disbelief but the absurd details (these all-powerful conspirators use WALLPAPER to cover up evidence??)...
In this dumb movie, people do more running than anyone in "Chariots of Fire" and "Forrest Gump" combined.
Moore's strength as an actor lifts this film above itself and makes it a fun and exciting ride, as long as you don't know anything going into it.
It has action, moments that will make you jump, plus an emotional connection. It takes an unexpected shift in direction, but it's still entertaining.
After toying with the audience for most of the picture's time, 'The Forgotten' simply leaves us hanging.
Mood over matter...[If] a puzzle is more about spending time with the pieces than regarding the finished picture...you can enjoy The Forgotten as a matinee trifle.
Like a trashy supermarket tabloid, we are drawn to its cheap thrills.
A profoundly silly film that fails as both a sci-fi head trip and a deeper drama about a mother's love for her child.
The ending is one of the most awful I’ve seen in a major motion picture.
Thrumming up a bravely silly premise with some forceful and dexterous acting choices, Moore is palpably haunted through the film, and yet you imagine this is fun for her.
The Forgotten is kinetic enough to keep you in your seat, but it slips from memory quickly.
The Forgotten delivers enough chills and thrills to make us forget its flaws
Despite its thriller and sci-fi trappings, this film is, above all, a tribute to the strength of a mother's love and courage.
The sort of movie where, once you learn what's really going on, you realize you liked it better when you didn't know.
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