Until the very last moments of Joseph Ruben's spooky suspense thriller, viewers will question who's who in the us-versus-them conundrum. We have but one hint: "It's not about the children." But as local police, the feds, and other unknowns follow Telly (Julianne Moore), a young mother who refuses to forget the death of her 9-year-old son Sam, it's clear that the children are a hot-button issue. While it's fishy enough that nobody--not even Telly's own husband (Anthony Edwards)--seems to remember Sam, and the plane crash she claims killed him was never reported in the newspapers, it's a question of whose story to believe. And Moore, the frantic mother with madness flickering in her eyes, may simply be delusional, or so her shrink (Gary Sinise) says. But when she finds another grieving parent, Ash (Dominic West), whose daughter died in the same accident, she now has a partner in conspiracy theory. Together, Ash and Telly flee through the damp alleyways beneath the Brooklyn Bridge where steam escapes from potholes and police searchlights penetrate the gothic fog. Somebody knows something about the children, and "they" want Ash and Telly to forget. THE FORGOTTEN springs into an action-adventure race for the truth, with surprising special effects, exciting jolts, and bird's-eye camera shots on ominous geometric patterns in the urban landscape keeping this mystery in fifth gear.

IN THEATRES: SEPTEMBER 24, 2004

DVD Features:
Note: This release includes two versions of the film: the original theatrical cut plus a never-before-seen extended cut with deleted scenes and an alternate ending.

Region (unknown)
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Thai
Subtitles - English, French, Chinese, Korean, Thai - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Joseph Ruben - Director, Gerald DiPego - Writer
Deleted Scenes
Featurette - 1. "The Making of The Forgotten"
2. "Remembering the Forgotten"
Trailers - 1. Columbia Tri-Star Previews

Julianne Moore: Actress, THE HOURS, FAR FROM HEAVEN, BOOGIE NIGHTS
Dominic West: Actor, 28 DAYS, THE WIRE, CHICAGO (2002)
Gary Sinise: American Actor/Director
Alfre Woodard: American Actress
Linus Roache: Actor/"Priest"
Anthony Edwards: American Actor

Joseph Ruben: American Director

Bruce Cohen: 
Dan Jinks: 
Joe Roth: American Producer/Director

Gerald DiPego: Novelist/Screenwriter

James Horner: Composer, COMMANDO (1985)

"The special effect, when it comes, is a stunner."