But for anyone who was feeling a touch desperate over the recent lack of feature films starring our favorite floppy-haired Brit, today is a very important day: "Remember Me", the film starring Robert as a human being with pretty eyes and non-sparkly pectorals, is making its premier in theaters everywhere. Also starring Emilie de Ravin, the drama has been one of the most hotly-anticipated movies this year. Hollywood Crush is celebrating the momentous occasion of its release with a top ten list of some other great, memory-based movies that you can check out in the coming weeks.
Some are about amnesiacs, some are about flashbacks, and some just, er, have the word "remember" in the title. Holler!
1. "Remember Me"
Robert Pattinson! Emilie de Ravin! Two damaged people falling headlong into a passionate romance on the streets of New York! And also... Robert Pattinson! Don't pretend like you need another reason to see this movie. There isn't one.
2. "A Walk to Remember"
Why do movies based on books by Nicholas Sparks always end up on these lists? Because we love to cry, that's why. Enjoy this flashback story of a romance between poor, martyred Mandy Moore and her bad-boy hot-friend played by Shane West; weep when she succumbs to cancer; then freak the hell out of your boyfriend by turning to him as the credits roll and sniffling, "If I had leukemia, would you marry me and build me a really big telescope before I died?"
3. "Remember the Titans"
Starring Denzel Washington as a football coach and adorable, prepubescent Hayden Panettiere as a football-obsessed child, this movie's action-packed football scenes and heartwarming backstory ensures that you WILL remember the Titans. Whoever they are. And hey, is that Ryan Gosling?! Ooh, it is.
4. "An Affair to Remember"
No, not THAT kind of affair — it was the 1950s, you guys! Words meant different things back then! And in the 1940s, the best way to have a memorable affair was as follows: Fall in love with Cary Grant on a transatlantic cruise, vow to break off your engagement and meet him in six months at the top of the Empire State Building, then get struck by a cab on Sixth Avenue and lose the use of your legs. OUCH. But don't worry, it all works out in the end.
5. "Total Recall"
Arnold Schwarzenegger is having weird dreams about Mars... or are they NOT dreams? This retro sci-fi flick has held up surprisingly well, as it depicts the former Mr. Universe recovering his lost memories by following a trail of video clues left by his Martian alter-ego. He also spends much of the movie running away from Sharon Stone, who wants to kill him. We'd run, too. She's SCARY.
6. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
We love Kate Winslet as a blue-haired indie girl, we love Elijah Wood and Mark Ruffalo as pathetic creepsters, and we love Jim Carrey for taking on a role that requires something other than making faces and screaming. The story of a couple who meet, break up, surgically wipe out their memories of each other, and then meet again, Eternal Sunshine is adorable science fiction... or science fiction-y adorable-ness. Whichever.
7. "The Hangover"
Zach Galifanakis, Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms don't know exactly what happened in Vegas, but their best friend is missing and there's a tiger in their hotel suite. Oh, and also a baby. Watch them piece it all together, and feel smugly superior that while you might have had a few too many on several occasions, at least you've never needed Mike Tyson to help you figure out what you did last night.
8. "The Bourne Identity"
Matt Damon has no idea who he is... but he looks awfully hot while he tries to figure it out. Enjoy his various confused expressions while he wrangles guns, chases bad guys and kicks the crap out of strangers for no reason except that, hey, it turns out he's really good at martial arts! WEIRD. It takes Matty about 90 minutes too long to figure out that he's a spy (duh), but watching him run frantically all over Europe with Franka Potente in tow is so entertaining that it doesn't really matter.
9. "Overboard"
On the surface, "Overboard" is just a lighthearted comedy about an amnesiac trophy wife. But dig deeper, and you'll find a sordid and cynical take on the darkness that inhabits the minds of men — because if a beautiful lady can't remember who she is, then apparently the thing to do is kidnap her and convince her that she's your wife. Fortunately, the presence of Goldie Hawn in this movie manages to make it funny, rather than creepy as all get-out.
10. Memento
Guy Pearce got whacked on the head, can't make new memories and that's sad. But he compensates by tattooing important information all over his body and then taking his clothes off in order to look at it, so THAT'S pretty cool. Directed by Christopher Nolan with all the same stylish flair of "The Dark Knight" (but none of the crazy bat-shenanigans), this is our pick for the best memory-based movie that doesn't involve Robert Pattinson.
Did we miss any of your favorite "memorable" films?
Tags A Walk To Remember, An Affair To Remember, Emilie de Ravin, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Memento, Remember Me, Remember The Titans, Robert Pattinson, The Bourne Identity, Total Recall
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