10 Heart Rending Romantic Movies About Amnesia

The issues of memory and especially Amnesia are a common plot device in movies, since as far back as the 1939 starring Bette Davis and George Brent in "Dark Victory". Lost memories have become a go-to movie trope over the past few decades, with varying levels of success, mostly psychological thrillers. The concept of losing memories and identity is frightening. Amnesia seems less in romantic movies, but they do exist.

Love stories are often about the excitement and romance of falling in love, something most of us have gone through ourselves. But what made these movies so great for me was the devotion and the pain that was born from the love. Let's see 10 beautiful and heart wrenching romantic movies about memory loss or amnesia.

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10. Overboard (1987)

***A Predictable But Hilarious and Satisfying romcom***

"Annie: Hey mister, what was I doing out in the ocean?

Dean Proffitt: That's something you like to do, go fishing for oysters at night

Annie: Oysters in a cold ocean at night, doesn't sound like me!"

Glamorous Joanna hires a carpenter to build a closet on her yacht while docked in Oregon. Unsatisfied with his work, she refuses to pay him. In a sort of turnabout, she herself falls off the same yacht late one night while attempting to retrieve her wedding ring. The shock of hitting the cold water gives her amnesia, and, capitalizing on that to recoup his losses, Russell convinces her she is his wife, and takes her home to labor in squalor until she works off the cost of his tools.

Hawn and Russell, Katherine Helmond, Edward Hermann, Roddy McDowell and all four of the kids did a great job in their respective roles. At times the story can appear predictable and perhaps blown out of a realistic context, especially the ending. However it is an enjoyable family comedy and I definitely recommend it to anyone.

9. The Vow (2012)

***A Wonderful, Cute And Charming Film***

"Leo: Life's all about moments, of impact and how they changes our lives forever. But what if one day you could no longer remember any of them?"

"Leo: I need to make my wife fall in love with me again."

In Chicago, Paige (Rachel McAdams) and Leo (Channing Tatum) have just married and they are in love. In a beautiful snowing night, they have a car accident and Paige has a serious head injury and stays in coma. When she awakes, she has partial memories of her life until five years ago and she does not recognize Leo. Her estranged parents Rita (Jessica Lange) and Bill Thornton (Sam Neill) use the unusual situation to bring Paige back home. Leo decides to woo her again to have his wife back.

The film makes you think about the different kind of loss; having someone you love forget who you are completely and treat you like a stranger. I'm pretty sure I did shed a tear or two.. Definitely worth watching if you have a thing for romantic drama!

8. Regarding Henry (1991)

***A Under appreciated And Touching Film***

"Henry: You see that man over there? That lady over there. He used to be her husband. Who's she kidding? The damage has already been done."

Harrison Ford does it again. This time first establishing his character as a almost heartless, corporate lawyer. Then after getting shot in the head and losing his memory, he starts life over again. This time he becomes a decent, warm human being as he re-enters life in the big city. Bill Nunn does a good performance helping Ford get back on his feet physically and then later on as a friend for advice.

Music of Hans Zimmer is simple ,but it is suitable for the atmosphere which dominates the movie. Still I insist that a beautiful script plays the main role in this movie. After that comes the directing and then acting and music. Recommended.

7. Anastasia (1997)

***A Simple Animation And Moving Love Story***

"Vladimir: She certainly has a mind of her own.

Dimitri: Yeah. I hate that in a woman."

In a period of Russian history, a young princess is lost. Years later, a young woman who can't remember her past embarks on a journey to find her family, and find out if she might actually be the missing princess. She is persuaded at first by a fortune-seeking conman, but an evil sorcerer, long thought dead, seems to think she is the real deal, and he sets out to end the royal line once and for all.

"Anastasia" is 20th Century Fox's first animated motion picture from their animation division, and for such a gem, this is a great start, because it made a bunch of well-earned money in the box office. The film shows that craft is as important to the success of animation as it is to live action. The writers know their myth, fairy tale, and love story genres and how to blend them in a seamless single strand.

6. The Majestic (2001) 

***Simply Superb, Jim Carrey Can Fit Into Any Role He Wants***

"Luke Trimble: When bullies rise up, the rest of us have to beat them back down, whatever the cost. That's a simple idea, I suppose, but one worth giving everything for."

"The Majestic" is about a movie writer Peter Appleton (Jim Carrey), during the time of the communist witch-hunt and he gets black-listed, loses his memory and winds-up in this town in which he looks like a guy that was lost in the war. He adopts this life because he doesn't know any better and he falls in love there. When he realizes who he is and is called to testify on his own behalf, he realizes that he needs to stand up against the committee.

Jim Carrey did good in this not comedy role. He was very dramatic and lifelike which caught me by surprise. I think this movie will diversify Jim to the point where he'll be able to take any role  he wants. This is not Oscar material, but it's a simple, well-crafted movie nonetheless, harking back to a different time when story, not effects or controversy, was what drew people to the movies.

5. 50 First Dates (2004)  

***An Entertaining Romantic Comedy For All***

"Henry: Can I ask you guys something? What's gonna happen down the line? Someday she's gonna wake up and look in the mirror and notice her face's aged 10 years overnight.

Marlin: You know something, Henry? I worry about that every day of my damn life."

Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore star this movie. "50 First Dates" is set in Hawaii and tell the story of a vet doesn't believe in love, until he meets this very lovely lady by accident in place he never visited before. However things become complicated when he finds out who she really is.

The film being set in Hawaii just adds to the overall romantic feel, and the music accompaniment also creates a beautiful feeling. Although there is comedy, this is not the main focus and thanks to Adam Sandler's perfect comedic timing, it does not take away from the overall romantic feel of the film, but instead it enhances it.

4. Dark Victory (1939)

***A Melodrama's Emblematic Film Of The Classic Stage***

"Judith: Nothing can hurt us now. What we have can't be destroyed. That's our victory - our victory over the dark. It is a victory because we're not afraid."

Edmund Goulding directs Bette Davis again, a melodrama again, though this time without a happy ending. Judith Traherne (Bette Davis) is a self-absorbed socialite who dabbles in horses. When a surgeon (George Brent) discovers she has inoperable cancer, he opts not to tell her. Judith and the doctor fall in love and plan to marry, but his secret weighs heavily on his heart.

"Dark Victory" is filmed in a film-noir style that predates the emergence of that genre by several years. George Brent and Geraldine Fitzgerald are also give wonderful performances in supporting roles, and they are supportive roles because this film has one star and that star is Bette Davis.

3. Random Harvest (1942) 

***An Emotionally Satisfying And Classic Love Story***

"Smithy: Paula, it's - it's a lot of nerve, but - I'm - I've fallen in love with you. I'm asking you to marry me, on a - on a check for two guineas.

Paula: Smithy, don't ask me, please. I might take you up on it. I'm just that shameless. I've run after you from the very beginning; you know I have. I've never let you out of my sight since I first saw you in that little shop."

"Random Harvest" story is a sweet tale of a amnesia suffering soldier (Ronald Colman) wandering from a hospital after returning from WW1 and happening upon Greer Garson and she takes care of him and love follows. In a miracle of casting, they are absolutely perfect together despite the fact that they were never really in contact with each other during the film's production. The dialogue is clever and almost never descends into banality.

And the film's finale is unforgettable and makes the film worthy of deeming this as one of the  greatest classic film tearjerker. Make sure you have some tissues handy during this part! I doubt that there has ever been a more emotional ending in any other classic film.

2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

*** A Warm Hearted And Feel Good Kinda Movie For All***

"You can erase someone from your mind. Getting them out of your heart is another story."

"Our memories makes us who we are. You can't change the past."

While watching this movie i was amazed by Jim Carrey role as i said before it was not his usual kind of comic role yet he performed it superbly. Here's the basic plot. "Eternal Sunshine" centers around the life of Joel (Jim Carrey) a shy, mild mannered man who is heart broken after splitting from his feisty, impulsive girlfriend, Clementine (Kate Winslet). A short while after their split, he meets her again while she is working at a library and he is stunned to find that she doesn't recognize him. He later finds out that the reason for this is that Clementine has had her memory of Joel wiped out completely. Dr Howard Mierwick (Tom Wilkinson) has performed an operation on her brain after Clementine visited his clinic to forget Joel. Much to Joel's distress, he decides to do the same, but during his operation he revisits memories of Clementine that he struggles to let go of.

This is a lovely movie and if you like originality with a sense of fantasy with a love story, then I suggest you see it. It's one of those films you'll want to see twice. Don't You Miss.

1. The Notebook (2004) 

***A Heart Melting And Beautiful Tribute To Love***

Young Noah: I'm not usually like this, I'm sorry.

Young Allie: Oh yes you are.

Young Noah: I could be fun, if you want. I could be pensive, uhh... smart, superstitious, brave? And I, uhh, I can be light on my feet. I could be whatever you want. You just tell me what you want, and I'm gonna be that for you.

Young Allie: ...You're dumb.

Young Noah: I could be that.

This was one of the greatest love stories that I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing. "The Notebook" portrays the story of a summer romance that turns into a romance never to be forgotten. Allie and Noah are the two lead characters and they are wonderful. You immediately fall in love with the characters and you want to follow every step of their doomed love story. There is such passion between Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, the chemistry shown on screen is great.

I cannot recommend enough this movie if you enjoy romance and drama, especially well acted, beautifully shot and effectively directed romance and drama, you will find yourself laughing at the very clever yet simple humor and roughly half an hour later crying at a very emotional scene. I recommend this movie to anyone with a heart. 

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