6 Best Amnesia Movies of All Time

By Vlad Zakh · March 19, 2026

Forgetting who you are makes a great hook for a thriller, and a surprisingly good one for romance too. Memento has a man hunting his wife’s killer with notes and tattoos, The Bourne Identity gives a trained assassin no clue about his own past, and Before I Go to Sleep resets a woman’s memory every night. 50 First Dates plays the same idea for laughs, while Random Harvest and Spellbound bring a little old-Hollywood melodrama.

Before I Go to Sleep (2014)

TMDB ★ 6.1

A woman who loses her memory every night uncovers disturbing truths about her own life.

Directed by Rowan Joffé · 1h 32m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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50 First Dates (2004)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A man falls for a woman whose rare condition means she forgets him every single day.

Directed by Peter Segal · 1h 39m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, YouTube TV, USA Network · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Bourne Identity (2002)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 84% Metacritic 68

An amnesiac trained killer tries to piece together who he used to work for.

Directed by Doug Liman · 1h 59m · Rated PG-13

3 wins & 6 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Memento (2000)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 94% Metacritic 83

A man with no short-term memory hunts his wife's killer using notes and tattoos as his only guide.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 1h 53m · Rated R

Nominated for 2 Oscars57 wins & 59 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock Premium, Sundance Now, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Random Harvest (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A shell-shocked amnesiac war veteran builds a new life, unaware of the wife and past he has forgotten.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 2h 05m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Spellbound (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.5

An amnesiac psychiatrist suspected of murder must uncover his true identity to clear his name.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 51m

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Amnesia Movies of All Time

Before I Go to Sleep (2014)

50 First Dates (2004)

The Bourne Identity (2002)

Memento (2000)

Random Harvest (1942)

Spellbound (1945)

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