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'
Funny and sweet romantic comedy finds Henry Roth (Adam Sandler), a womanizing, Hawaii-based marine biologist, thinking he's met the love of his life i... Read more
From the Academy Award-winning creators of 'Toy Story' and 'Monsters, Inc.', it's time to dive into 'Finding Nemo' - an hilarious adventure that takes... Read more
A time-hopping, psychological thriller with Ryan Phillippe as Simon, who wakes up in hospital with no memory of the previous two years. When he discov... Read more
A young working-class wife and mother, Giovanna, has no time for the senile elderly man her husband has rescued from the streets. But as she uncovers... Read more
Leonard (James Caan) is a simple man, a caretaker of an apartment block who leads a hermit's life. His world beyond the building's front door is non-e... Read more
In this sci-fi thriller adapted from a story by Philip K. Dick, Ben Affleck plays a corporate espionage electronics whiz offered a vast sum by old pal... Read more
From the Academy Award-winning creators of 'Toy Story' and 'Monsters, Inc.', it's time to dive into 'Finding Nemo' - an hilarious adventure that takes... Read more
What if every choice we ever make was already made for us? What if there really were no coincidences in life and our destinies were already predetermi... Read more
Explosive action thriller starring Matt Damon and Franka Potente and based on the international bestseller by Robert Ludlum. Rescued with two bullets... Read more
Another collection of three chilling shorts from innovative Asian directors. From Korea Ji-woon Kim's, 'Memories' is about a woman (Hye-su Kim) who w... Read more