Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
Casts Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Laurie Holden, Gerry Black, David Ogden Stiers, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey DeMunn, Hal Holbrook, Brent Briscoe, Ron Rifkin
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Red Squirrel
Stranger in the Family
Queer
The Bell Jar
A Woman Deceived
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Grapes of Wrath
Sunset Boulevard
Grease
Lucky Break
Chiselers of Hollywood
House of Demons
Synecdoche, New York
A Bullet for Pretty Boy
The Man from the Embassy
The Count of Monte-Cristo
A Tale of Two Sisters
Heat
Best Seller
Someone Behind the Door
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Red Squirrel
IMDB 6.4 | Apr , 1993
Jota's suicide attempt is interrupted when a motorcyclist crashes off a bridge. After he rescues her, he decides to invent a life story for her — one of love and shared memories — creating a fragile web of deception that intertwines their fates.Stranger in the Family
IMDB 4.7 | Oct , 1991
Steve Thompson is losing himself, one memory at a time. Plagued with amnesia after getting a concussion, Steve is overwhelmed by his unrecognizable life and leaves his family in search of answers. But his quest only returns him back home, where he must face his demons and get at the truth.Queer
IMDB 6.6 | Nov , 2024
In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.The Bell Jar
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2026
Based on the 1963 novel by Sylvia Plath, a young woman's summer in New York sees her working for a Mademoiselle-like magazine, return home to New England, and subsequent breakdown all amidst the horrors of the fifties, from news of the Rosenbergs' execution to sleazy disc jockeys and predatory college boys.A Woman Deceived
IMDB 6.4 | May , 2017
It’s been one year since Elizabeth’s husband, Bill, died in a tragic horseback riding accident and she is starting to move on. When she runs into Travis Brown, the cowboy she met the same weekend Bill died, the two immediately hit it off. Travis is just what Elizabeth needed to come into her life and they soon get married. When new evidence surfaces implying that Bill’s death wasn’t an accident, Elizabeth must find a way to protect herself and her son from the man she married.To Kill a Mockingbird
IMDB 8 | Dec , 1962
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.The Grapes of Wrath
IMDB 7.8 | Mar , 1940
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.Sunset Boulevard
IMDB 8.3 | Aug , 1950
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.Grease
IMDB 7.4 | Jun , 1978
Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?Lucky Break
IMDB 4.4 | Oct , 1994
Sophie, a writer of racy romance novels, is working on one of her stories in the library, when Eddie overhears her. Sophie, embarrassed by her paralyzed leg from childhood polio, spurns his advances, but when Sophie breaks her leg, she has the perfect way of hiding her disability from Eddie. As Sophie struggles to win over Eddie and hide her disability, Eddie's jealous fiance and a police officer investigating a jewel heist threaten their relationship.Chiselers of Hollywood
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1930
Three sisters come to Hollywood to be movie stars. Complications arise when two of them fall in love with the same man.House of Demons
IMDB 4.3 | Feb , 2018
Four estranged friends reunite and spend the night in a remote country house that was once home to a Manson Family like cult. As the night goes on, the strange rituals in the house's past open connections between the past, the present and the subconscious, forcing all the characters to confront their deepest secrets and darkest demons, or be destroyed by them.Synecdoche, New York
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 2008
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.A Bullet for Pretty Boy
IMDB 3.7 | Jul , 1970
A biography of Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, a gangster who started his career at a young age after seeking revenge for his father's murder.The Man from the Embassy
IMDB 5.5 | Nov , 2007
The unusual friendship between a German embassy employee and a twelve-year-old refugee girl helps both of them rediscover their joy in life, but also brings with it suspicion, corruption and violence.The Count of Monte-Cristo
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 1975
A TV adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.A Tale of Two Sisters
IMDB 7.1 | Jun , 2003
Two sisters return home after a stay in a mental institution, only to face disturbing events and a strained relationship with their stepmother. As eerie occurrences unfold, dark family secrets begin to surface, blurring the line between reality and nightmare.Heat
IMDB 5.8 | Oct , 1972
Former child star Joe Davis, reduced to living in a cheap Hollywood motel while struggling for acting jobs, is lusted after by nearly every woman he meets, including Jessica Todd, a tightly wound feminist who has recently come out as a lesbian. When Jessica's mother, Sally, an emotionally needy has-been actress, meets Joe, she moves him into her enormous, tacky mansion as her new boy toy and attempts to get him acting work.Best Seller
IMDB 5.9 | Sep , 1987
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.Someone Behind the Door
IMDB 5.4 | Jul , 1971
A neurosurgeon with a cheating wife takes an amnesiac into his home and conditions him to believe that the cheating wife is his own and to take the "appropriate" action.