What is this film called? I'm DESPERATE!

[livedieyoung]

This has been driving me mad for weeks, PLEASE help!

I cannot think of what this film is called, I'll explain the plot here:

A woman is receiving therapy/counselling due to the death of her son (he was on his was to summer camp (possibly) and his plane crashed), he was young, like 10ish, I think. She meets another of the parents who's daughter had died on the plane, but he says he never had a daughter. Eventually the counsellor reveals that she never had a son (I think) and that the tapes she had been watching (home movies of her son) had always been blank. Then she goes to the home of the man who claims he'd never had a son, and remembers that his study used to be his daughter's room. They rip the wallpaper off and it reveals the daughter's wallpaper, all his memories come flooding back. The two of them go on the run to find out what happens, and it turns out that it had been an experiment by aliens to see if children could actually be forgotten about by their parents, and that they had tried to brainwash everyone. She gets him back eventually and everything is restored as normal.


If anyone can remember this it would be a HUGE help!

Thanks guys
-Tom

 

[mogley]

The film you are talking about is 'The Forgotten'

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356618/

Thanks

Glenski

 

[panini :Dxoxoxox]

I'm not sure the film you describe ever existed in the first place.

 

[harkencorn]

The Forgotten

 

[Osbourne]

Not the greatest film ever made by any means but hugely influential in one way:

There is a scene in which Julianne Moore is being driven in a car (shot from the driver's perspective looking at Julianne in the passenger seat). Sudddenly a car appears from nowhere and smashes head on into the passenger door. It's one of the great shock scenes in recent movies and has been ripped off a number of times since including in The Island and Die Hard 4.

Shame the rest of the film wasn't as good.

 

[Maverick Michelle]

I remember that film. I was really curious to see how it was going to end, then mildly disappointed. Ah well.

 

[coloradobrittany]

from your description i think it is the Forgotten also, although never seen it myself i have seen trailers and read a few reviews and it sounRAB like that film.

 

[Rosemary]

Apt title then.

 

[Toodeemo]

Did a plane crash? I've seen 'The Forgotten' but I don't remember a plane crashing. I enjoyed the movie though.

 

[sam jane]

The plane crash was not shown - it was an OK film with a few neat moments.

 

[ARMY Brat!!]

The scene with the police officer (played by Alfre Woodward, I think) being 'taken' was also fantastic the first time, because it was so unexpected and shocking.

 

[Love xX]

Never heard of it but it sounRAB good.

 

[Razamvmt/mya]

Yep it was The Forgotten, watched it tonight. Thanks guys

 

[reddevilbloodymary]

OMG I nearly wet myself at that moment! Was completely out of the blue!

But yes, the rest of the film was a bit crap. Felt like such a waste of time afterwarRAB, with the ending ....

Spoiler

implying it was all a dream

...or something along the same lines. Load of poo.

 

[bluepenguin]

The Forgotten. Good movie and very moving. There are a couple of scenes in that movie that make me jump unlike any other movie. For that reason that's why it gets the thumbs up from me.