this is unacceptable soldier you hear me
forgetting where they put their keys is
the least of their problems welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movie
characters with memory loss I want to
dream it here for this list we’re taking
a look at the most interesting or unique
big screen characters who take
forgetfulness to a whole new level I’ve
never even met you whether through a
bump on the head there was an accident
or part of some complicated covert
manipulation their inability to remember
some pretty vital information concerning
who they are or what they might have
done and how do you know I won’t kill
again leads to some pretty interesting
viewing and sorry notebook fans but this
means we’re excluding slow natural
degenerative conditions number 10 Henry
Turner regarding Henry I’ll give you
what you mean a breakaway I just want to
pack a cigarette Harrison Ford plays a
scumbag lawyer who survives getting shot
in the head during a robbery attempt
alright wait a minute we just wait a
minute he’s shot in the chest as well
and the amount of trauma his body incurs
leads to brain damage your husband
suffered anoxia it’s a lack of oxygen to
the brain
Henry pulls through however and when he
wakes up he’s a changed man oh my
goodness look who the weak hello honey
no longer the scumbag lawyer with shady
ethics he attempts to reconnect with his
family namely his daughter and his wife
I want to go home he has no recollection
of the horrible man he used to be which
works out well for his loved ones but
not so much for his law firm I can’t be
a lawyer anymore
thank you you’ve been really good to me
it’s an emotional and thought-provoking
role about second chances and realizing
what’s important in life
whatever you
it’s fine I want us to be your family
but as long as we can sir number nine
Lucy Whitmore 50 first dates I’m Lizzy
in this slapstick romantic comedy Adam
Sandler struggles to answer the question
does it count as the friendzone if she
doesn’t even remember who you are I
think he’s more than my friends you’re
my boyfriend right yes ma’am he plays a
womanizer who gets bitten by the Love
Bug when he falls for Lucy love is a
very loaded word played by Drew
Barrymore she’s a young woman whose
short-term memory loss keeps her
thinking that it’s always October 13
2002 this is ridiculous I’m not paying
for this it’s October while Sandler’s
character is completely smitten and will
do anything to win her over
Lucy begins each new day with a clean
slate however just because she can’t
remember him doesn’t mean she doesn’t
eventually fall in love with Sandler’s
character which makes her character and
the film all the more sweet I was so
nervous to come here to meet the guy
that makes me fall in love with him
every day I just added two more guys to
my wolf pack number eight the wolf pack
The Hangover four of us wolves running
around the desert together
hey Las Vegas after a particularly wild
night in Vegas three men wake up in a
trashed hotel room and discover one of
their friends is missing well that’s our
missing friend I don’t give a fuck what
did you guys see him what’s worse is
that none of them can recall what
happened the previous evening what the
happened last night ah the men had
assembled to celebrate their friend’s
wedding but ended up having one of the
wildest nights of their lives and now
they’ve got to deal with a stolen police
cruiser there’s your car officers a baby
in their closet whose fuck baby is that
and a tiger in their bathroom there is a
tiger in the bathroom the result is a
hilarious and outrageous ride to recover
the groom and their memories
they came out to have a good time and
well they did I don’t know what to say
thanks for the bachelor party I guess
mm-hmm yeah I just wish we could
actually remember stuff of it number
seven
Douglas Quaid or Carl Houser Total
Recall they’re just wait I have an
appointment
what’s a guy to do when he wants to take
a little vacation but doesn’t have the
time he gets the memory of the vacation
implanted instead oh I get it I’m
dreaming and all this is part of the
delightful vacation your company has
sold me unfortunately for this Total
Recall hero it turns out that all kinds
of memories have been implanted and
removed and manipulated in his head
already including the fact that he’s a
government agent you paid to be a secret
agent bullshit coincidence as Douglas
Quaid struggles with his dual identity
and the people attempting to kill him
because of it he must also save an
entire colony on Mars from certain death
and it’s Arnie struggles to figure out
what’s real and what’s just a false
memory that make this much more than
your average sci-fi action flick which
is it a terrible thought what if this is
a dream
well then kiss me quick before you wake
up
number six Wolverine the x-men franchise
my name is Logan he may not remember
everything about how he got those
adamantium claws the only single take
him down
I sent adamantium bullet but he sure
knows how to put them to good use
part of what adds to this mutants
mystique is that the last 15 years of
his life are a blank Logan it’s been
almost 15 years hasn’t it living from
day to day Wolverines gruff a loner and
an antihero hey it’s me prove it you’re
a dick
meanwhile his exceptional healing
abilities kept him alive when his
skeleton was fused with metal supposedly
indestructible it’s been surgically
grafted to his entire skeleton in spite
of the fact that he doesn’t know too
much about himself this member of the
x-men still turns out to be a good guy
those are good people back there
innocent people and that’s just one of
the many reasons we love him
number five Samantha Cain or Charlene
Elizabeth Baltimore the long kiss
goodnight my name is Samantha king at
least I think it is in the long kiss
good night Geena Davis plays a
schoolteacher and mom with no memory of
her dark past the memory was gone you
got confused you bought your own
cupboard
there was a fantasy for Christ’s sake
Samantha Caine never existed she knows
something’s not a hundred percent legit
with her life though she mysteriously
washed ashore on a beach eight years ago
eight years huh except for my name all
traces are lost so she hires a private
investigator played by samuel l.jackson
to dig into her background and figure
out her identity
what is it tessera it’s gotta be
together they discovered that she was a
highly skilled CIA assassin named
Charlie Baltimore gotta assess whose
last job was left unfinished you failed
to complete your mission electing
instead to die of all things it’s an
action-packed and thrilling journey that
pales in comparison to Samantha Cain’s
previous life number four Joel barish
and clementine kruczynski Eternal
Sunshine of the spotless mind do I know
you
breakups can be really hard especially
if you’re struggling to get over your ex
christiansí was not happy
and she wanted to move on we provide
that possibility thankfully for the two
characters in this romantic sci-fi
fantasy there’s a solution to their
endless heartache they can have all
their memories of each other erased Joel
the eraser guys are coming here so what
if you take me somewhere else somewhere
where I don’t belong and we hide there
till morning it’s a drastic move though
and one that doesn’t go over so easily
as Jim Carrey’s character has a
subconscious that’s not ready to move on
just yet
Clementine seems to have undergone the
procedure without issue but things
aren’t always what they seem
Maggie the hair and it’s the Paris
emotional and romantic journey that
makes these characters so enthralling
in Monda number 3 dr. Anthony Edwards or
John Valentine spellbound I have no
memory it’s like looking into a mirror
and see anything but the mirror an
Alfred Hitchcock classic this
psychological thriller stars Ingrid
Bergman and Gregory Peck as a pair of
physicians looking to solve a murder /
identity mystery and if we can unlock
one kind in memory can give us a key to
the Alice Peck plays a man who can’t
remember his true identity and has
assumed that of a doctor named Anthony
Edwards who believes that the real man
with the same name has been killed
it was his did Bergman is a
psychoanalyst who doesn’t believe he was
responsible for Edwards murder and the
two utilized methods of psychotherapy to
uncover the truth the human being very
often doesn’t want to know the truth
about himself because he thinks it will
make him sick
he’s an amnesiac who dreams in Salvador
Dali Technicolor and those wacky dream
sequences kept us all under their spell
I was sitting there playing cards with a
man who had a beard I was dealing to him
I turned up to seven of clubs
he said that makes 21 I win
when he turned up his cards they were
black number 2 Jason Bourne the Bourne
franchise I can’t remember anything that
happened before two weeks ago an entire
film franchise was built on the premise
of a title character who couldn’t
remember who he was I don’t know who I
am I don’t know where I’m going
none of it and while Jason Bourne may
have lost his memory he still managed to
retain some pretty lethal skills
playing the highly-skilled CIA operative
who doesn’t remember he’s a highly
skilled CIA operative I should tell you
I can’t
I don’t remember Upjohn my guy – Matt
Damon as Jason Bourne’s training keeps
him alive while he searches to uncover
his identity these people know who I am
yeah I got a I got to stay here I got to
figure this out this comes in very handy
when he finds himself going up against
multiple government agencies intent on
killing him I understand and makes for a
fast-paced and entertaining thriller all
the way through before we unveil our top
pick here are a few honorable mentions
well I can’t remember any of it well
thank God for that huh you don’t
remember that really Jim
your name is Jim I want to live a real
life I want to dream any longer
number one Leonard Shelby momento what’s
the last thing you remember
way back before camera phones could
document our every move Polaroid’s and
body tattoos seemed like a good way to
keep track of things sounds perfect in
this complex neo-noir from Christopher
Nolan guide Pierce plays a guy trying to
figure out who killed his wife killed my
wife he took away my memory he destroyed
my ability to live his investigation is
complicated by the fact that he has
severe amnesia and can’t seem to
remember things for more than a few
hours I haven’t in short to memory
I know who I am I know all about myself
I just since my injury I can’t make new
memories his accuracy is only as good as
the clues he’s left himself which isn’t
saying much and that’s what makes his
character and memento so intriguing I
have to believe that when my eyes are
closed the world
do you agree with our list who gives
this year what you believe who’s your
favorite movie character with memory
loss
don’t listen to Bill he’s completely out
of his mind he probably still drunk from
last night for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com yeah I see oh okay
forgetting where they put their keys is
the least of their problems welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movie
characters with memory loss I want to
dream it here for this list we’re taking
a look at the most interesting or unique
big screen characters who take
forgetfulness to a whole new level I’ve
never even met you whether through a
bump on the head there was an accident
or part of some complicated covert
manipulation their inability to remember
some pretty vital information concerning
who they are or what they might have
done and how do you know I won’t kill
again leads to some pretty interesting
viewing and sorry notebook fans but this
means we’re excluding slow natural
degenerative conditions number 10 Henry
Turner regarding Henry I’ll give you
what you mean a breakaway I just want to
pack a cigarette Harrison Ford plays a
scumbag lawyer who survives getting shot
in the head during a robbery attempt
alright wait a minute we just wait a
minute he’s shot in the chest as well
and the amount of trauma his body incurs
leads to brain damage your husband
suffered anoxia it’s a lack of oxygen to
the brain
Henry pulls through however and when he
wakes up he’s a changed man oh my
goodness look who the weak hello honey
no longer the scumbag lawyer with shady
ethics he attempts to reconnect with his
family namely his daughter and his wife
I want to go home he has no recollection
of the horrible man he used to be which
works out well for his loved ones but
not so much for his law firm I can’t be
a lawyer anymore
thank you you’ve been really good to me
it’s an emotional and thought-provoking
role about second chances and realizing
what’s important in life
whatever you
it’s fine I want us to be your family
but as long as we can sir number nine
Lucy Whitmore 50 first dates I’m Lizzy
in this slapstick romantic comedy Adam
Sandler struggles to answer the question
does it count as the friendzone if she
doesn’t even remember who you are I
think he’s more than my friends you’re
my boyfriend right yes ma’am he plays a
womanizer who gets bitten by the Love
Bug when he falls for Lucy love is a
very loaded word played by Drew
Barrymore she’s a young woman whose
short-term memory loss keeps her
thinking that it’s always October 13
2002 this is ridiculous I’m not paying
for this it’s October while Sandler’s
character is completely smitten and will
do anything to win her over
Lucy begins each new day with a clean
slate however just because she can’t
remember him doesn’t mean she doesn’t
eventually fall in love with Sandler’s
character which makes her character and
the film all the more sweet I was so
nervous to come here to meet the guy
that makes me fall in love with him
every day I just added two more guys to
my wolf pack number eight the wolf pack
The Hangover four of us wolves running
around the desert together
hey Las Vegas after a particularly wild
night in Vegas three men wake up in a
trashed hotel room and discover one of
their friends is missing well that’s our
missing friend I don’t give a fuck what
did you guys see him what’s worse is
that none of them can recall what
happened the previous evening what the
happened last night ah the men had
assembled to celebrate their friend’s
wedding but ended up having one of the
wildest nights of their lives and now
they’ve got to deal with a stolen police
cruiser there’s your car officers a baby
in their closet whose fuck baby is that
and a tiger in their bathroom there is a
tiger in the bathroom the result is a
hilarious and outrageous ride to recover
the groom and their memories
they came out to have a good time and
well they did I don’t know what to say
thanks for the bachelor party I guess
mm-hmm yeah I just wish we could
actually remember stuff of it number
seven
Douglas Quaid or Carl Houser Total
Recall they’re just wait I have an
appointment
what’s a guy to do when he wants to take
a little vacation but doesn’t have the
time he gets the memory of the vacation
implanted instead oh I get it I’m
dreaming and all this is part of the
delightful vacation your company has
sold me unfortunately for this Total
Recall hero it turns out that all kinds
of memories have been implanted and
removed and manipulated in his head
already including the fact that he’s a
government agent you paid to be a secret
agent bullshit coincidence as Douglas
Quaid struggles with his dual identity
and the people attempting to kill him
because of it he must also save an
entire colony on Mars from certain death
and it’s Arnie struggles to figure out
what’s real and what’s just a false
memory that make this much more than
your average sci-fi action flick which
is it a terrible thought what if this is
a dream
well then kiss me quick before you wake
up
number six Wolverine the x-men franchise
my name is Logan he may not remember
everything about how he got those
adamantium claws the only single take
him down
I sent adamantium bullet but he sure
knows how to put them to good use
part of what adds to this mutants
mystique is that the last 15 years of
his life are a blank Logan it’s been
almost 15 years hasn’t it living from
day to day Wolverines gruff a loner and
an antihero hey it’s me prove it you’re
a dick
meanwhile his exceptional healing
abilities kept him alive when his
skeleton was fused with metal supposedly
indestructible it’s been surgically
grafted to his entire skeleton in spite
of the fact that he doesn’t know too
much about himself this member of the
x-men still turns out to be a good guy
those are good people back there
innocent people and that’s just one of
the many reasons we love him
number five Samantha Cain or Charlene
Elizabeth Baltimore the long kiss
goodnight my name is Samantha king at
least I think it is in the long kiss
good night Geena Davis plays a
schoolteacher and mom with no memory of
her dark past the memory was gone you
got confused you bought your own
cupboard
there was a fantasy for Christ’s sake
Samantha Caine never existed she knows
something’s not a hundred percent legit
with her life though she mysteriously
washed ashore on a beach eight years ago
eight years huh except for my name all
traces are lost so she hires a private
investigator played by samuel l.jackson
to dig into her background and figure
out her identity
what is it tessera it’s gotta be
together they discovered that she was a
highly skilled CIA assassin named
Charlie Baltimore gotta assess whose
last job was left unfinished you failed
to complete your mission electing
instead to die of all things it’s an
action-packed and thrilling journey that
pales in comparison to Samantha Cain’s
previous life number four Joel barish
and clementine kruczynski Eternal
Sunshine of the spotless mind do I know
you
breakups can be really hard especially
if you’re struggling to get over your ex
christiansí was not happy
and she wanted to move on we provide
that possibility thankfully for the two
characters in this romantic sci-fi
fantasy there’s a solution to their
endless heartache they can have all
their memories of each other erased Joel
the eraser guys are coming here so what
if you take me somewhere else somewhere
where I don’t belong and we hide there
till morning it’s a drastic move though
and one that doesn’t go over so easily
as Jim Carrey’s character has a
subconscious that’s not ready to move on
just yet
Clementine seems to have undergone the
procedure without issue but things
aren’t always what they seem
Maggie the hair and it’s the Paris
emotional and romantic journey that
makes these characters so enthralling
in Monda number 3 dr. Anthony Edwards or
John Valentine spellbound I have no
memory it’s like looking into a mirror
and see anything but the mirror an
Alfred Hitchcock classic this
psychological thriller stars Ingrid
Bergman and Gregory Peck as a pair of
physicians looking to solve a murder /
identity mystery and if we can unlock
one kind in memory can give us a key to
the Alice Peck plays a man who can’t
remember his true identity and has
assumed that of a doctor named Anthony
Edwards who believes that the real man
with the same name has been killed
it was his did Bergman is a
psychoanalyst who doesn’t believe he was
responsible for Edwards murder and the
two utilized methods of psychotherapy to
uncover the truth the human being very
often doesn’t want to know the truth
about himself because he thinks it will
make him sick
he’s an amnesiac who dreams in Salvador
Dali Technicolor and those wacky dream
sequences kept us all under their spell
I was sitting there playing cards with a
man who had a beard I was dealing to him
I turned up to seven of clubs
he said that makes 21 I win
when he turned up his cards they were
black number 2 Jason Bourne the Bourne
franchise I can’t remember anything that
happened before two weeks ago an entire
film franchise was built on the premise
of a title character who couldn’t
remember who he was I don’t know who I
am I don’t know where I’m going
none of it and while Jason Bourne may
have lost his memory he still managed to
retain some pretty lethal skills
playing the highly-skilled CIA operative
who doesn’t remember he’s a highly
skilled CIA operative I should tell you
I can’t
I don’t remember Upjohn my guy – Matt
Damon as Jason Bourne’s training keeps
him alive while he searches to uncover
his identity these people know who I am
yeah I got a I got to stay here I got to
figure this out this comes in very handy
when he finds himself going up against
multiple government agencies intent on
killing him I understand and makes for a
fast-paced and entertaining thriller all
the way through before we unveil our top
pick here are a few honorable mentions
well I can’t remember any of it well
thank God for that huh you don’t
remember that really Jim
your name is Jim I want to live a real
life I want to dream any longer
number one Leonard Shelby momento what’s
the last thing you remember
way back before camera phones could
document our every move Polaroid’s and
body tattoos seemed like a good way to
keep track of things sounds perfect in
this complex neo-noir from Christopher
Nolan guide Pierce plays a guy trying to
figure out who killed his wife killed my
wife he took away my memory he destroyed
my ability to live his investigation is
complicated by the fact that he has
severe amnesia and can’t seem to
remember things for more than a few
hours I haven’t in short to memory
I know who I am I know all about myself
I just since my injury I can’t make new
memories his accuracy is only as good as
the clues he’s left himself which isn’t
saying much and that’s what makes his
character and memento so intriguing I
have to believe that when my eyes are
closed the world
do you agree with our list who gives
this year what you believe who’s your
favorite movie character with memory
loss
don’t listen to Bill he’s completely out
of his mind he probably still drunk from
last night for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com yeah I see oh okay
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