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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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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 30 2004 10:24 PM

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Matthew Turner

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 27 2004 10:23 PM

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2.5/5

Rich Cline

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 06 2004 07:21 PM

Shadows on the Wall

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

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Cinema Crazed

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2/5

Mark Halverson

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2/5

Rob Gonsalves

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 13 2008 07:49 PM

eFilmCritic.com

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Joe Lozito

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Big Picture Big Sound

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2/4

Garth Franklin

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 30 2006 03:16 AM

Dark Horizons

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2/4

Russ Breimeier

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 22 2006 10:34 AM

Christianity Today

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

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Film Threat

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3/10

Dragan Antulov

Few films have title more deserving.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 24 2005 07:01 AM

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1/5

Uri Lessing

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 25 2005 03:07 PM

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Chris Alexander

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: | comment Comment | Mar., 23 2005 08:08 AM

Rue Morgue Magazine

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Robert Roten

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

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Laramie Movie Scope

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Steven D. Greydanus

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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 03 2005 09:47 AM

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