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The Forgotten

You'll Never Forget The Ones You Love

2004 · 1h 31m · PG-13 Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by Joseph Ruben

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Overview

Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 8-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has created eight years of memories about a son she never had. But when she meets a man who has had a similar experience, Telly embarks on a search to prove her son's existence, and her sanity.

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32%
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Rotten

Moore is too precious a commodity to fritter away her time and talent on a no-thrills thriller as bland and superficial as The Forgotten.

Rex Reed, New York Observer
Fresh

It's very manipulative, it's very maddening -- and yet I found it very entertaining.

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten

Slightly predictable and dumb when all is said and done.

Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten

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

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Fresh

Perhaps wisely leaves more questions than it answers and for the most part manages to maintain its suspense.

Brian Lowry, Variety

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