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The Forgotten

2004 · 91 min

A tense, emotional chase that keeps you guessing as a mother fights to prove her son existed against eerie forces.

Directed by
Joseph Ruben
Genres
Thriller, Mystery, Science fiction
Tagline
Everything you've experienced, everything you've known... never happened.
Overview
Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 9-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has created nine years of memories about a son she never had. But when she remembers a man who had a similar experience, Telly embarks on a search to prove her son's existence, and her sanity.

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Directed by
Joseph Ruben
Genres
Thriller, Mystery, Science fiction
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • memory
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • conspiracy
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
thriller, mystery, science fiction
Directed by
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Written by
Gerald Di Pego
Starring
Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Gary Sinise, Anthony Edwards, Alfre Woodard, Linus Roache, Robert Wisdom, Jessica Hecht
Music
James Horner
Cinematography
Anastas N. Michos
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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