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The Forgotten
2004
Drama, Sci-fi
1h 31m
What if you were told that every moment you experienced and every memory you held dear never happened? In this psychological thriller, Telly Paretta (Moore) is tormented by the memory of her eight-year-old son's death in a plane crash 14 months ago. While trying to work through her grief, she is informed by her psychiatrist (Sinise) that she is suffering from delusions, that her son never existed and she is fabricating his memories. (Revolution Studios)
Directed by:
Joseph RubenScreenwriter:
Gerald Di PegoThe Forgotten
2004
Drama, Sci-fi
1h 31m
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Rated 17 Dec 2017
20
6th
I remember looking for this to rate it a while ago but ironically I had forgotten the title. I also thought it starred Jodie Foster which is probably why I had a hard time finding it and why despite being a phenomenal actress, Julianne Moore is still referred to as discount Jodie Foster by a lot of people.
Rated 17 Dec 2017
Rated 03 Mar 2009
18
14th
My first impression during the film was that the movie needs a Jerry Buckheimer touch, until Dominic West stepped in. Visual style was kind of okay and some cool aerial shooting.
Rated 03 Mar 2009
Rated 30 Apr 2009
10
1st
I don't know what the fuck happened in this movie and I don't want to rewatch it to find out. I think aliens were involved, or schizophrenia, but my unyielding boredom made me forget.
Rated 30 Apr 2009
Rated 26 Feb 2009
6
14th
Oh I wish I could forget.
Rated 26 Feb 2009
Rated 26 Dec 2008
46
21st
Someone had a really good idea here, but at some point it got ruined. The acting is half-assed, and the ending seems like a last-minute wrap-up. There are points where I spy a gem of genious, but that gem is sitting in a pile of crap.
Rated 26 Dec 2008
Rated 14 Aug 2008
16
4th
Some kids died in a plane crash and no one remembers them, except Julianne Moore. Oh but the kids maybe didn't die and there's a government cover-up? Or aliens or something? Fuck this movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2008
Rated 22 Feb 2008
12
2nd
I took a girlfriend to see this on our first date. We're not together anymore.
Rated 22 Feb 2008
Rated 14 Aug 2007
51
42nd
A passable Hollywood film with an interesting premise but a very horrible, horrible resolution. I'll say I was glad I watched most of it, but those last twenty minutes were extremely hard to bear. Also began the "passenger side view of a car wreck" angle that about a dozen commercials and lesser films exploited.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
41
31st
Mostly interesting until the revelation at the film's halfway point. Afterwards, stinks of reshoots.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 25 Oct 2023
41
12th
Plot and central theme is great, but they're not done justice by the underwhelming execution, writing, dialogue , and acting. Has a considerable degree of predictability. Overall enjoyable, nonetheless.
Rated 25 Oct 2023
Rated 28 Jul 2022
57
22nd
Starts out pretty good, then the last half starts getting dull, then the last 20 mins were just terrible.
Rated 28 Jul 2022
Rated 03 Nov 2021
61
21st
It's perversely amusing for a while to watch this over qualified cast try to breathe life into a script that wouldn't stand up as a 90s TVM; Moore is her usual sterling self, and Woodard has some nice moments, even if her character is hilariously despatched in a shaggy dog way. While it's passably engaging enough, it is a shame that a potentially interesting "Body Snatchers" spin is developed in such a dull and confusing way - the premise has promise and it's sad to see it squandered like this.
Rated 03 Nov 2021
Rated 21 Mar 2021
45
12th
Forgettable. First half is mildly engaging, then it all goes south. If you have difficulties watching X-files without rolling your eyes then stay away
Rated 21 Mar 2021
Rated 27 Jan 2021
69
45th
Underrated film
Rated 27 Jan 2021
Rated 22 Sep 2018
25
21st
How ironic that I forgot almost everything about this film the moment it was over.
Rated 22 Sep 2018
Rated 17 Oct 2015
2
10th
A psychological thriller that goes off the rails. In a stupid way.
Rated 17 Oct 2015
Rated 18 Jul 2014
30
16th
The original ending was better in several senses, and made the forces at work ultimately less comfortingly banal. Test audiences did not approve. For that version, add five points.
Rated 18 Jul 2014
Rated 06 Apr 2014
50
23rd
Entertainment: 4/4. Spirituality: 1/3. Sustainability: 0/3.
Rated 06 Apr 2014
Rated 17 Jan 2014
60
13th
Damn!! This movie looked so promising! I thought the story started out so great! Why did they mess that up and bring in aliens and kind of fuel the debate about the strength of 'motherlove'???? The acting was horrible and the ending sucked. Too bad.
Rated 17 Jan 2014
Rated 23 Dec 2013
63
23rd
That was... not the movie I was expecting from the trailers. I'm not convinced it was the movie the filmmakers were trying to make, either.
Rated 23 Dec 2013
Rated 26 Sep 2013
70
37th
The first part is interesting. At first I thought it was a boring psychological movie, then it turned out to be a sci-. Disappointedly, then it became cliche.
Rated 26 Sep 2013
Rated 07 Jan 2013
60
4th
Starts out with an interesting premise, but it gets silly and stupid real quick. The plot is not only stupid, though: there is also not much of it. You know you're in trouble when your movie is only an hour and a half long, and it's still padded with unnecessary chases. Another drawback: I hated the unecessarily happy ending.Julianne Moore is good in this, but . . . who cares?
Rated 07 Jan 2013
Rated 14 May 2012
40
2nd
Gary Sinise is, like, the worst analyst ever.
Rated 14 May 2012
Rated 31 Dec 2011
35
9th
No joke, I had "FORGOTTENED" that I saw this movie.
Rated 31 Dec 2011
Rated 16 Dec 2011
52
6th
The acting is fine in this movie but the plot is really lame. The ending feels unsatisfying and the plot weak. There are better Julianne Moore movies out there than this one.
Rated 16 Dec 2011
Rated 07 Nov 2011
30
4th
WFT? Terrible movie. completely crazy and non-sense.
Rated 07 Nov 2011
Rated 04 May 2011
35
5th
What can i say about this movie? YOU NEED TO FORGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!
Rated 04 May 2011
Rated 18 Mar 2011
30
7th
One of the worst movies made in the last 10 years. It's seriously a waste of two hours. And it's not a "psychological thriller" at all.
Rated 18 Mar 2011
Rated 28 Feb 2011
50
6th
The end of this movie it's a little disappointing.
Rated 28 Feb 2011
Rated 18 Oct 2010
15
21st
"Joseph Ruben's The Forgotten devolves from a puzzling psychological thriller into paranormal X-Files hogwash." - Nick Schager
Rated 18 Oct 2010
Rated 28 Aug 2010
17
4th
Aptly titled. Entire movie exists for jumpy moments you already saw in the trailer. Many conversations about not a whole lot in dull motel rooms. The trailer was excellent actually... save some time and frustration and just watch that.
Rated 28 Aug 2010
Rated 22 Aug 2010
90
66th
I really liked this movie and am a huge fan of Julianne Moore. The story had plenty of great twists and turns which weren't, as a jaded horror fan, easy to figure out. Kept me guessing to the very end. Very highly recommended!
Rated 22 Aug 2010
Rated 22 Apr 2010
60
39th
Three good scares that makes you jump in the seat and keeps its exciting pace. But the plot is very constructed and the "reveal" is just plain silly.
Rated 22 Apr 2010
Rated 05 Apr 2010
43
28th
Good start and then...only gets worse. Ridiculous plot in the end. More like ET for adults than a serious movie. Average role play doesn't make this production better. Could have been made better, instead of it we have a kinda time-waster.
Rated 05 Apr 2010
Rated 18 Mar 2010
25
3rd
The world is actually a giant forum where some Admin is randomly deleting accounts, but no talking about it or you'll get banned. After a week of investigation you track him down - "Seriously, WTF?"--> "I did it for the lulz", *Rickroll* ...credits.
Rated 18 Mar 2010
Rated 07 Dec 2009
5
11th
"The Forgotten" is forgettable. The premise is awesome... a woman who thinks she had a son wakes up one day to find her memories untrustworthy... and you're thinking 'Wow, some serious mindf**k stuff coming up..." RIGHT? WRONG!!! After little more than a quarter into the movie, you know the psycho interpretation is wrong... and what it is replaced with is utter stupidity and banality -- too bad, cuz this was a real waste of talent -- moore and west must have really needed the dough..
Rated 07 Dec 2009
Rated 24 Jul 2009
20
2nd
The premise was interesting but the absolutely terrible conclusion left me dumbfounded. Don't waste your time - I guarantee the ending of this movie will infuriate you.
Rated 24 Jul 2009
Rated 08 Jun 2009
80
23rd
Another B movie.
Rated 08 Jun 2009
Rated 27 Mar 2009
30
12th
No third act, and a fair amount of silliness in the first two acts as well. A couple of well-done moments.
Rated 27 Mar 2009
Rated 27 Mar 2009
85
93rd
Very creepy. Beautiful mood and feeling to this movie and the plot is quite good.
Rated 27 Mar 2009
Rated 11 Feb 2009
15
19th
Starts out mediocre then ends....well the ending was utter bullshit.
Rated 11 Feb 2009
Rated 03 Feb 2009
23
21st
I don't remember it. Well played movie.
Rated 03 Feb 2009
Rated 16 Dec 2008
45
9th
I had FORGOTTEN about how much this movie sucked.
Rated 16 Dec 2008
Rated 18 Nov 2008
55
63rd
Headache...in a good way.
Rated 18 Nov 2008
Rated 15 Oct 2008
20
17th
Meh.
Rated 15 Oct 2008
Rated 17 Sep 2008
30
7th
the ending is not worth the time you put into this movie. please do not see it. you will be disappointed. its got a terrible cliche ending. seriously I hope you are listening to me. please. I mean it. Here I'll even say it. just one word. Aliens. now you don't have to see the movie. Mr. Di Pego, I hope you know how terrible you are. All of your movies are disappointing cliche crap.
Rated 17 Sep 2008
Rated 08 Sep 2008
59
68th
Julianne has great acting in this. The story was fine.
Rated 08 Sep 2008
Rated 06 Sep 2008
40
9th
Way to take a great set up and flush it.
Rated 06 Sep 2008
Rated 24 Aug 2008
40
25th
Interesting ideas, but unbelievable. And what the hell was that business of being yanked into the air? Dumb ending.
Rated 24 Aug 2008
Rated 26 Jul 2008
50
14th
Very good until the plot twist/explanation. Then it got horrible.
Rated 26 Jul 2008
Rated 24 Jul 2008
25
16th
There's some horrible acting and a cruddy plot to boot, and the ending left me in disgust. It actually had a decent concept that no other movie had done yet, but they ruined it...
Rated 24 Jul 2008
Rated 11 Jul 2008
50
16th
Not bad concept, mind it's like a lost X-File...still not bad, just not great
Rated 11 Jul 2008
Rated 01 Jun 2008
35
3rd
This movie was lamer than lame. At this day and age it is totally unacceptable. I could see it coming out of the 70s, when movies like this were popular ("The Blob", "It", "The Fog" -- etc), but... Ugh. It has a terrible ending, but the storyline is good. The part where it starts to get ridiculous is when they start to find out what has been happening.
Rated 01 Jun 2008
Rated 23 Mar 2008
32
3rd
Dammit, I thought this could be good. It was really hard not to laugh when aliens were snatching people up into the sky, so I guess it could work as a comedy.
Rated 23 Mar 2008
Rated 11 Mar 2008
52
9th
The concept wasn't too bad, but it was just so boring.
Rated 11 Mar 2008
Rated 26 Feb 2008
88
65th
Oustanding sci-fi thriller with great, phenomenal scenes.
Rated 26 Feb 2008
Rated 22 Feb 2008
75
25th
If you find yourself going WUT half way through, you're not alone.
Rated 22 Feb 2008
Rated 16 Feb 2008
30
1st
...30 points for Julianne Moore, 0 points for the rest of the cast, the script and the director. Ugh.
Rated 16 Feb 2008
Rated 25 Jan 2008
20
6th
Such a terrible movie but has amazing unexpected, special effects moments when people get sucked up into the sky. If the whole film was just that, I would have loved it!
Rated 25 Jan 2008
Rated 20 Jan 2008
60
31st
The film could've been much better. It's pretty interesting until it goes way off the deep end.
Rated 20 Jan 2008
Rated 18 Dec 2007
45
12th
The movie gets points for its visual style and intruiging first half, then flushes those points down the drain with one of the most ludicrous second halves ever. Especially the ending. Although the alternative ending which was included on the dvd was somehow even worse. Movie writers, what the hell were you thinking?
Best part: The part where the antagonist has to explain everything that happens in the movie because it makes absolutely no sense at all. His explanation doesnt help
Rated 18 Dec 2007
Rated 09 Oct 2007
35
23rd
The film is good only up to half. The end of the suspense is very bad, with very stupid ideas.
Rated 09 Oct 2007
Rated 24 Sep 2007
30
6th
Well, that was a bit of a cheapo (a hall of mirrors trick). Sort of a Mobius strip plot device. And frankly, I didn't even quite get the ending (either of them from my DVD).
Rated 24 Sep 2007
Rated 30 Aug 2007
45
13th
I cannot remember most of this movie. All i remember is being very turned off by the ending. I thought it was a cop-out just saying "Oh! They're alines or something!"
Rated 30 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
78
67th
Well made and well acted, this film has a delicious, seductive structure, some fun Twilight Zone ideas and a few stand-out scenes that will have you jumping out of your seat.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
68th
very twisty, nice
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
35
3rd
Felt way too much like a lame X-Files ripoff, and the "twist" was extremely lame. Very by-the-numbers, even Moore seemed to be phoning it in.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
32
9th
Vague and uninteresting. All around a bad film.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
86th
I saw the alternate ending to this film first and really enjoyed the film for the most part. After hearing the original ending I could see why a lot of people didn't liket his one.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
76
36th
I've seen this movie twice- sober and still have no clue what was going on.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
53rd
i enjoyed this..i try not to think ahead - so this caught me by surprise.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
39th
If Julianne Moore weren't in this, it would be a great little thriller. Unfortunately, she brings expectations of better films, which makes this tame effort ultimately unsatisfying.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
2nd
I don't know how I was tricked into seeing this movie, I think it was an accident, but I saw it and immediately regretted it. I was shocked at how little I liked it. Still there were parts that I still laughed hysterically at.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
48
5th
I didn't feel that Moore was believable as a mother who had lost her child.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
18th
It's kind of about aliens. Somewhat fun, plus Dominic West from The Wire is in it.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
10
6th
It started out as a good x-files like sf-movie. I realy thought this would become a great flick. but the story collapsed towards the end. I had the feeling there were al lot of scenes missing and they cut half the movie to keep it within 90 minutes. A total faliure
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
12th
You want to care...you want to care...but the film keeps going and going and eventually crumbles away
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
5
1st
What a stupid piece of shit this was. When it ended I was actually angry about the time I wasted watching it, and I wanted to do physical violence to the disc to spare anyone else the same pain.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
25
1st
So disappointing a film, I promptly *forgot* I had seen it. The premise sounded interesting in the marketing of the film, but sadly it just *sounded* interesting.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
51st
The forgotten won't be forgotten. I loved the story line, it was definitely different.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
7th
This movie was going so well until the end where we found out there were aliens involved.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
10
4th
This movie was alright at best up until it turned into a ridiculously unbelievable Sci-fi garbage disposal. I expected much more from this movie, and was thoroughly disappointed. Don't waste your time.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
68
11th
The forgotten is hilarious to watch, but not in a good way. Uninspired scifi film with an awful ending.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
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