Thanks for the... uh... memories

List creator: Cinenaut Created on: March 4, 2004 - 2:52 PM PST Description: Movies that use memory or the lack thereof as a plot device.

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	Memento (2000)
Short term memory loss and an innovative chronologically reversed plot effectively allows the audience to share in the protagonist's bewilderment.
	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Erasing memories of painful relationships.
	The Man Without a Past (2002)
Quirky Finnish comedy about an amnesiac trying to remake his life.
	Memory of a Killer (2003)
A hitman starts to develop Alzheimer's disease.
	Code 46 (2003)
Designer viruses, corporate control of travel between countries and memory erasure.
	50 First Dates (2004)
Loss of long-term memory given the Sandler treatment .
	Novo (2002)
Loss of long-term memory and love.
	Dark City (1998)
Is some malevolent force manipulating your memories?
	Open Your Eyes (1997)
What is real? My memories or what I see in front of me? Remade as Vanilla Sky.
	Suture (1994)			Not Rated
Amnesia leads to a new identity.
	The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Brainwashing.
	The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Brainwashing, Demme style.
	Muriel (1963)
Being overly obsessed with memories can be a bad thing.
	The Forgotten (2004)
What if you're the only one that remembers someone?
	Finding Nemo (Widescreen) (2003)
A fish (played by Ellen DeGeneres) with short term memory loss.
	Spellbound (Criterion Collection) (1945)			Not Rated
Hitchcock takes on Freud, Dali and amnesia.
	Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Memories and reality both come into question.
	Paycheck (2003)
Selective memory erasure -- based on a Philip K. Dick short story.
	A Wind Named Amnesia (1993)			Not Rated
An "amnesia wind" makes everyone in the world lose his or her memory.
	The Bourne Identity (1988)			Not Rated
Amnesia is particularly inconvenient when you happen to be a spy.
	The Bourne Identity (2002)
Amnesia is particularly inconvenient when you happen to be a spy played by Matt Damon.
	Overboard (1987)
Amnesia can be a big help with comedy and romance.
	Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Amnesia and the loss of identity.
	The Blonde (1994)			Not Rated
Amnesia can hide scary things.
	Amateur (1994)
Hal Hartley adds amnesia to the mix.
	Anastasia (1956)			Not Rated
Hey, you could be royalty.
	Total Recall (1990)
We can remember it for you wholesale. Philp K Dick's manufactured memories.
	Men in Black (1997)
Featuring a handy dandy memory erasing device.
	Gothika (2003)
Did I kill somebody? I don't remember!
	God of Gamblers (1989)			Not Rated
Amnesiac gangster.
	Memories (1995)
Three short films dealing with memory.
	Dead Again (1991)
Amnesia and past lives.
	Brain Dead (1989)
"Memory sculpting."
	Brainstorm (1983)
Recording memories for replay.
	The Final Cut (2004)
Robin Williams plays a memory movie editor.
	The Majestic (2001)
I can't remember if I saw this.