The Forgotten (2004)

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Everything you've experienced, everything you've known... never happened.

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.

• Released: 2004-09-24
• Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction
• Runtime: 1h 31m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 1,289 votes

Directed by Joseph Ruben.

Top cast

• Julianne Moore as Telly Paretta
• Dominic West as Ash Correll
• Gary Sinise as Dr. Munce
• Anthony Edwards as Jim Paretta
• Alfre Woodard as Det. Anne Pope
• Linus Roache as A Friendly Man
• Robert Wisdom as Carl Dayton
• Jessica Hecht as Eliot
• Christopher Kovaleski as Sam
• Matthew Pleszewicz as Sam at 5

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Forgotten

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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