The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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The Forgotten
Thriller · Mystery · Science Fiction · 2004
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.
Movie details
The Forgotten
“Everything you've experienced, everything you've known... never happened.”
2004 Thriller · Mystery · Science Fiction 1h 31m
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5.9 / 10
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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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
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For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Joseph Ruben
Written by
Gerald Di Pego
Julianne Moore
Telly Paretta
Dominic West
Ash Correll
Gary Sinise
Dr. Munce
Anthony Edwards
Jim Paretta
Alfre Woodard
Det. Anne Pope
Linus Roache
A Friendly Man
Robert Wisdom
Carl Dayton
Court is in session
Put The Forgotten on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.