What movies are similar to Forgotten?

Start with films such as Breathe, Time Is Up, Hands of Stone, The Nest. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Forgotten memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.

What should I watch if I liked Forgotten?

Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.

Are there movies with the same vibe as Forgotten?

Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.

What should I watch after Forgotten?

Try Breathe, Time Is Up, Hands of Stone—each shares DNA with Forgotten while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.

What genre is Forgotten?

Forgotten (2017) is best described as Drama. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.

Is Forgotten worth revisiting?

Viewer scores sit around 0.0/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this drama lane.

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Forgotten (2017) works because forgotten (2017) stuck because it commits to its drama premise without apologizing—viewers remember set pieces and momentum as much as plot. Lewis William Robinson's control of tone keeps the ride coherent. The film leans hard into its core genre, which is exactly what fans say they wanted more of from blockbusters in that era. The concrete hook is roy Bennett, a widower diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, lives in a care home where he writes his memoirs, and that gives this guide a clear center of gravity. For movies like Forgotten, we prioritized drama films that share drama, divisive without flattening everything into one broad genre bucket. The useful comparison point is not only genre; it is how the movie controls attention from scene to scene. Each recommendation names the shared texture and the difference, which makes the page more useful than a plain list. These 10 recommendations are ordered to keep the Forgotten feeling intact while still giving you different characters, stakes, and endings.

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1.Breathe (2017)
★ 7.4 · Drama · Romance · 1h 58m
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Surface texture differs—Drama treatment of Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic beside Drama treatment of Roy Bennett, a widower diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, lives in a care home where he writes his memoirs—while drama, romance stay legible. Breathe commits to.
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2.Time Is Up (2021)
★ 6.4 · Romance · Drama · 1h 48m
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Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in is the sharpest reason to queue Time Is Up after Forgotten: it refracts the same curiosity Roy Bennett, a widower diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, lives in a care home where he writes his memoirs.
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3.Hands of Stone (2016)
★ 6.6 · Drama · 1h 51m
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If Roy Bennett, a widower diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, lives in a care home where he writes his memoirs is what locked you into Forgotten, Hands of Stone hands you The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives. as the next jolt of narrative curiosity.
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4.The Nest (2020)
★ 6.1 · Drama · 1h 47m
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Character pressure in The Nest accumulates around Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to, echoing how Forgotten tightened the screws with Roy Bennett, a widower diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, lives in a care home where he writes his memoirs. The through-line is drama, not mirrored blocking.
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5.Chéri (2009)
★ 6.1 · Drama · Comedy · Romance · 1h 26m
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What actually breaks in the third act is not the same beat: Forgotten pays off through Roy Bennett, a widower diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, lives in a care home where he writes his memoirs, while Chéri pushes resolution toward The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced.
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6.Game of Love (2022)
★ 6.1 · Romance · Drama · 1h 31m
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In Forgotten, the spine is Roy Bennett, a widower diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, lives in a care home where he writes his memoirs; Game of Love finds its spine in Follows Vivien and Roy as their love story continues and leads them to Roy’s childhood home in Sicily. drama, romance explain why.
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7.Blackbird (2019)
★ 6.8 · Drama · 1h 38m
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Blackbird handles A terminally ill mother invites her family to their country house for one final gathering, but tensions quickly with a Drama bias that Forgotten did not foreground in its Drama read of Roy Bennett, a widower diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, lives in a care home where he writes his memoirs. drama are the bridge.
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8.Iris (2001)
★ 6.4 · Drama · Romance · 1h 31m
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Forgotten and Iris split at the plot: Roy Bennett, a widower diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, lives in a care home where he writes his memoirs on one side, True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student on the other. drama, romance keep.
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9.All Day and a Night (2020)
★ 6.2 · Drama · 2h 1m
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All Day and a Night is pitched a tense, propulsive tone, which is the first thing you feel beside Forgotten. drama still braid the two films, but All Day and a Night leans on While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system.
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10.Adopt a Highway (2019)
★ 6.7 · Drama · 1h 21m
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The afterglow from Adopt a Highway is a tense, propulsive tone: different residue than Forgotten, even when drama read familiar. Trace the fork to Roy Bennett, a widower diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, lives in a care home where he writes his memoirs versus Russ Millings has just been released from prison after.
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Why You'll Love These Movies

Across these recommendations, you will see recurring fingerprints from Forgotten: drama, romance, comedy, plus a tense through-line that keeps scenes charged even when the plots diverge. The emotional appeal is consistent—films that ask for attention, then reward it with momentum, specificity, and a clear point of view. As a viewing experience, the list is built to feel like a guided night at the movies: enough variety to stay surprising, enough overlap to feel intentional, and pacing that respects how Forgotten trained you to watch. If you want the same satisfaction you felt during Forgotten—that mix of craft, stakes, and atmosphere—these picks are meant to land in the same neighborhood without repeating the same story.

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What movies are similar to Forgotten?: Start with films such as Breathe, Time Is Up, Hands of Stone, The Nest. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Forgotten memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.
What should I watch if I liked Forgotten?: Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.
Are there movies with the same vibe as Forgotten?: Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.
What should I watch after Forgotten?: Try Breathe, Time Is Up, Hands of Stone—each shares DNA with Forgotten while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.
What genre is Forgotten?: Forgotten (2017) is best described as Drama. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.
Is Forgotten worth revisiting?: Viewer scores sit around 0.0/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this drama lane.

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