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Who am I? Movie Amnesia

The incidence of amnesia amongst movie characters is far greater than that of the 'real-life' population, but then that goes for murders and crazy scrapes too. If movies are about telling stories - and let’s hope they are - then getting amnesia is a pretty darn good story. Film Amnesia represents a loss of self; complete collapse of the ego. The character is a naive and vulnerable newborn, learning right from wrong all over again, either for comic ('Finding Nemo') or tragic ('Memento') effect. Consequently some of cinema's most interesting, funny, intriguing, exciting and enchanting stories have started with the proverbial bump on the head. 'Memento', 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind', 'A Very Long Engagement' and the brutal, 'The Machinist' spring to recent mind; but what about, 'Paris, Texas', 'Angel Heart', Hitchcock's 'Spellbound', 'The English Patient', 'Robocop' even the 1987 Kurt and Goldie comedy classic, 'Overboard'. Scroll down and check out some of these unforgettable titles… Pictured: Ronald Colman tries hard to remember Greer Garson in 'Random Harvest'

The Bourne Identity (2002)

7.9/10
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Brian Cox, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Franka Potente, Matt Damon, Adewale Akinnuo...

Explosive action thriller starring Matt Damon and Franka Potente and based on the international bestseller by Robert Ludlum. Rescued with two bullets... Read more

The Bourne Identity ( Blu-ray ) (2002)

7.9/10
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Brian Cox, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Franka Potente, Matt Damon, Adewale Akinnuo...

Explosive action thriller starring Matt Damon and Franka Potente and based on the international bestseller by Robert Ludlum. Rescued with two bullets... Read more

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

8/10
Director: Paul Greengrass
Starring: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Joan Allen, Scott Glenn, Albert Finn...

Another relentlessly energetic and intriguing entry in the Bourne pantheon, this time from director Paul Greengrass who maintains a suspenseful immedi... Read more

The Bourne Ultimatum ( Blu-ray ) (2007)

8/10
Director: Paul Greengrass
Starring: Albert Finney, David Strathairn, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, Matt Damon, Scott Gle...

Another relentlessly energetic and intriguing entry in the Bourne pantheon, this time from director Paul Greengrass who maintains a suspenseful immedi... Read more

The English Patient (1996)

7.4/10
Director: Anthony Minghella
Starring: Colin Firth, Juliette Binoche, Jurgen Prochnow, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen And...

Nine Academy Awards, six Baftas and two Golden Globes confirm the acclaim that met this tale of the mysterious Count Almasy (Ralph Fiennes) and his ad... Read more

The Forgotten (2004)

5.8/10
Director: Joseph Ruben
Starring: Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Gary Sinise, Alfre Woodard, Linus Roache, Anthony...

Nine-year-old Sam Paretta is dead, killed in a plane crash. Even though it's been fourteen months since the accident, his mother, Telly (Julianne Moor... Read more

The Ghost ( aka Dead Friends ) (2004)

7.1/10
Director: Tae-gyun Kim
Starring: Ha-Nuel Kim, Nam Sang-mi, Bin , Yi Shin

Ji-won (Kim Ha-Neul) is a bright young student with a promising future, but her past is a blank beyond a mysterious incident from some time ago. Hard... Read more

The Gold Rush (1925)

8.2/10
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray

Considered by many to be Chaplin's finest comedy: Charlie is the gold prospector in the Yukon near starvation and treacherous villains. Many great sce... Read more

The Great Dictator (1940)

8.5/10
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Jack Oakie, Paulette Goddard

Chaplin's first talkie stands as one of his greatest achievements. In this touching and often hilarious political spoof on the Third Reich, Chaplin pl... Read more

The Great Dictator ( Blu-ray + DVD ) (1940)

8.5/10
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie

Chaplin's first talkie stands as one of his greatest achievements. In this touching and often hilarious political spoof on the Third Reich, Chaplin pl... Read more