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The Best Movies About Memory

Updated March 17, 2020 1.0k votes 141 voters 11.6k views39 items

List RulesFilms about memory, memory loss, and memories. Vote up the best movies about memory.

This list features the best movies about memory. This topic can cover an array of different aspects about the mind and memory, including memory loss due to stress, a disease like Alzheimer’s, a traumatic event such as war, memory manipulation, and amnesia. But what are the best movies about memory? Vote up the best films below and see where your favorites rank.

The movies on this list tell stories about memory. Many of the movies on this list have been huge box office successes and span a variety of genres. Some of these flicks are psychological thrillers that will lead your mind down a maze of twists and turns. Some are romantic flicks that feature the bond of love that cannot be broken, even with an illness like Alzheimer’s. Others take a humorous approach, as in 50 First Dates.

This list has the best movies about memory including, Inception, Memento, The Hangover, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Regarding Henry, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and The Notebook. Vote up the best films about memory below or add one you love that isn't already on the list.

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Inception
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy
Released: 2010
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst
Released: 2004
Directed by: Michel Gondry
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Mulholland Drive
Naomi Watts, Billy Ray Cyrus
Released: 2001
Directed by: David Lynch
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Shutter Island
Leonardo DiCaprio, Michelle Williams
Released: 2010
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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The Bourne Identity
Matt Damon, Clive Owen
Released: 2002
Directed by: Doug Liman
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The Notebook
Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling
Released: 2004
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
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50 First Dates
Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler
Released: 2004
Directed by: Peter Segal
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The Manchurian Candidate
Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury
Released: 1962
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
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Total Recall
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone
Released: 1990
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
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Overboard
Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell
Released: 1987
Directed by: Garry Marshall
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Memento
Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss
Released: 2000
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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Rashomon
Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura
Released: 1950
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
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The Vow
Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum
Released: 2012
Directed by: Michael Sucsy
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Angel Eyes
Jennifer Lopez, Jim Caviezel
Released: 2001
Directed by: Luis Mandoki
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Waltz with Bashir
Yehezkel Lazarov, Mickey Leon
Released: 2008
Directed by: Ari Folman
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The Majestic
Jim Carrey, Matt Damon
Released: 2001
Directed by: Frank Darabont
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Trance
Rosario Dawson, James McAvoy
Released: 2013
Directed by: Danny Boyle
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The Hangover
Mike Tyson, Bradley Cooper
Released: 2009
Directed by: Todd Phillips
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Repeaters
Amanda Crew, Alexia Fast
Released: 2010
Directed by: Carl Bessai
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Bloodshot
Vin Diesel, Sam Heughan
Released: 2020
Directed by: Dave Wilson
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Diminished Capacity
Louis C.K., Matthew Broderick
Released: 2008
Directed by: Terry Kinney
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10 Minutes Gone
Bruce Willis, Michael Chiklis
Released: 2019
Directed by: Brian A. Miller
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Gothika
Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jr.
Released: 2003
Directed by: Mathieu Kassovitz
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Away from Her
Nina Dobrev, Julie Christie
Released: 2006
Directed by: Sarah Polley
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Unknown
Diane Kruger, Liam Neeson
Released: 2011
Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra
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