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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.

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Dramas

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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Stylish, moody, gripping and utterly nonsensical--what else do you expect from the director of Sleeping With the Enemy and the writer of Instinct?

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[W]hy dramatize your premise when you can blow the windows out of an abandoned warehouse instead?

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Alan Dale
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Despite a terrific cast, thriller walks a thin line between camp and conceit. **

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Angela Baldassarre
Angela Baldassarre
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An uneasy mix between Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and the The X-Files, and one not nearly as smart as either.

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09/24/04
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
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The more you understand what's really going on, the less you like it.

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10/28/04
Anthony Del Valle
Anthony Del Valle
Las Vegas Mercury

Now we find out what The X-Files would be like without Mulder and Scully. And it's not good.

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09/23/04
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic

The Forgotten has a foundation built for thrills and twists, but somewhere in development, the material was thrashed by the stick of stupidity.

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