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Original title: Forgotten, The Directed by
Joseph Ruben Written by
Gerald Di Pego Cast
Julianne Moore, Christopher Kovaleski, Matthew Pleszewicz, Anthony Edwards, Jessica Hecht [more]
Release Date
• USA: Sep 24, 2004
• UK: 26 Nov 2004
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jan 18, 2005
• R2: 21 Mar 2005
Budget USD 42,000,000
BoxOffice: $66.6M
Official Website:
The Forgotten Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for intense thematic material, some violence and brief language.
Running Time
1 hour, 36 minutes
Country USA
Production Companies
Revolution Studios, Jinks/Cohen Company, Visual Arts Entertainment
Studio Cohen co., Columbia Pictures, Jinks, Revolution Studios
More info on IMDb.com
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• The Forgotten (2004)
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The Forgotten Reviews |
The other problem is that the film takes too long to let us know what is going on and why. Like a good striptease, a good thriller reveals its secrets a little at a time because without the buildup, the shivers of anticipation, we may not want to stick around. [read review]
--Manohla Dargis (The New York Times)
...suffers from a horribly written script that leaves several dozen plot threads hanging in its zeal to deliver something resembling a happy ending. The Forgotten has shocks and a solid performance, but no intelligence to go with them. The title aptly expresses what will become of it. [read review] 
--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
There is a line in science fiction between the interesting and the just plain ridiculous. The Forgotten starts on the interesting side, then runs to the ridiculous side in such a hurry that by the end of the movie it's hard to remember a point where the plot made sense, or was even worth thinking about. [read review] 
--Robert Flaxman (eFilmCritic.com)
I don't see this movie blowing anyone away, but if you're looking for a serviceable thriller with a touch of mystery and a couple of decent lead performances, you might want to check it out, even though it feels an awful lot like a mediocre "X-Files" episode at times. [read review] 6/10
--'JoBlo' (JoBlo.com)
The Forgotten is a decent flick with a hard to fathom plot, so it's the kind of thing that's only good for a diversion, but definitely nothing worth shelling out hard-earned money for. It is often silly, but it's never boring, as the storyline does manage to engage despite the fact that it can't support the weight of its heavy ideas. [read review] 
--Vince Leo (Qwipster.net)
However, as entertaining as it sometimes may be, I was never fully enraptured by The Forgotten; it is interesting without being engaging. I was considerably indifferent towards it, as a result of this, and was not able to ever wholeheartedly embrace it. [read review] 
--Danny Baldwin (BucketReviews.com)
Overall, "The Forgotten" played like an X-Files Light episode. I can’t say that much stayed with me after my sit-down with it, but at the same time, I was easily entertained for a buck and half and came out of the cinema with a smirk on my silly face. [read review]
--'The Arrow' (Arrow)
"The Forgotten" is the sort of movie where, once you learn what's really going on, you realize you liked it better when you didn't know. The facts of the movie are so silly, and so full of plot holes, that it takes all the fun out of it. [read review] C
--Eric D. Snider (EricDSnider.com)
An ‘X-Files’ type of movie isn’t a bad thing but we get to watch those X-Files episodes for free on TV. Without being a spoiler, suffice it to say that “Shyamalan” is no longer a positive adjective in my book. [read review] 
--Harrison Cheung (Movie-Gurus.com)
As I got out of my seat and made my way out the cinema i had a sort of "What the fuck" expression on my face. Being totally confused and feeling really cheated I made my way out of The Forgotten. [read review] 
-- (terrorwatch.net)
...after a promising start, this missing-child puzzler from director Joseph Ruben ("Sleeping With the Enemy") devolves into a best-forgotten clone of an utterly illogical "X-Files" episode. [read review] 
--Megan Lehmann (New York Post)
A Forgettable Thriller. ... Has its share of visceral surprises. Slightly predictable and dumb when all is said and done, but you knew that. And Julianne Moore's in it. [read review]
--Desson Thomson (Washington Post)
For all the annoying parts and the story that really doesn't hold together that well, it's got some pretty fine craft and manages to engage the audience's curiosity. [read review]
--Jay Seaver (eFilmCritic.com)
The result is a movie almost as dull as it is nonsensical. This is a thriller without any edge, suspense, or genuine shockers. So what the hell is the point? [read review]
--Luke Pyzik (eFilmCritic.com)
Where The Forgotten is (almost) saved is in the performances by a professional, experienced cast that occasionally rises above the generic screenplay. [read review] 6/10
--Mel Valentin (Movie-Vault.com)
When it comes to horrible movies, The Forgotten is awe-inducing. It humbles the soul, mauls the mind, and brings a single, sad tear to the weary eye. [read review] 
--Jack Moore (The Movie Insider)
Ruben does a great job of selling the early suspense, and Moore is completely convincing. But once the story's direction becomes clear, all is lost. [read review]
--Jack Mathews (New York Daily News)
Ruben's thriller certainly is thought provoking. It got me thinking about how Hollywood types run every new trend and gimmick into the ground. [read review]
--Rick Kisonak (MovieWeb)
Julianne Moore, as a mother struggling to hang on to the memory of her young son, pretty much single-handedly carries this spooky thriller. [read review]
--Stephanie Zacharek (Salon)
It’s not a bad premise to start with, but it quickly becomes a shambling, confused series of chases and expository scenes. [read review]
--Don Kaye (horrorchannel.com)
Two films in one - a mad rollercoaster thriller in the cinema, and a more subtle psychodrama in your head afterwards. [read review] 7/10
--Anton Bitel (Movie Gazette)
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