Remember

R

Released Mar 11, 2016

1 hr. 35 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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69%

99 Reviews

Tomatometer

79%

2,500+ Ratings

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With help from a fellow Holocaust survivor (Martin Landau), a widower (Christopher Plummer) who struggles with memory loss embarks on a cross-country odyssey to find the former Nazi responsible for the deaths of their family members.

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Critics Consensus

Remember risks wandering into exploitative territory, but it's bolstered by some of Egoyan's best latter-day directing and a typically stellar performance from Christopher Plummer.

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Jelisije J

An old man suffering from dementia is on a mission of revenge to find and hunt Nazis hiding in America.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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Jay M

Smart and suspenseful. See it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/25/23

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dave s

Another somber offering from director Atom Egoyan, Remember is the story of Zev Gutman (Christopher Plummer), a Holocaust survivor who embarks on a journey across North America to kill the Nazi responsible for the murder of his family at Auschwitz. Suffering from dementia, his is guided by the written instructions from an acquaintance at the nursing home he has escaped from. The movie is fascinating to watch, thanks to its intriguing premise, a nifty but unlikely twist at the end, and the performance of the always reliable Plummer. However, troubling questions arise after the credits role, including but not restricted to: how does a man suffering from a debilitating mental condition manage to navigate his way across a continent? The whole thing seems incredibly implausible in retrospect, but is still an interesting viewing experience.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Remember shifts between numerous genres, making it easy to get perplexed, and while Christopher Plummer's acting is flawless, there's no way to overcome the film's unpleasant atmosphere.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

This deserves more between three and a half and four stars. Clocking in at just about an hour and a half, Remember does the job very well for the most part. While there are a few plot holes here and there, and the script could have been a little more developed, this is a good, entertaining and sometimes powerful watch. I'd say that the most important aspect of this movie is the killer performance by Christopher Plummer, even as an 85 year old man, he still gave an amazing lead act. It also features a supporting act from Breaking Bad's Dean Norris, which I really enjoyed. It's a mix of drama and thriller, some scenes can get quite tense, and with a hint of mystery as well. There's a little twist ending which I was not expecting for sure. The movie was also quite good at reflecting the incapability to let go of the past. Overall, I find it a shame that it was a box office failure, because it was a pretty good movie. Recommended !!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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hardy c

I originally thought this would be another ho-hum film about old Jews hunting down old Nazis, which has been done to death. And for most of the movie, that is what I seemingly got. But the direction was good, I always like Plummer movies anyway and I wondered if the movie would end with the predictable death of the bad guy. Well, it did, but not in the way I thought. I won't spoil the ending but suffice it to say it was a surprise twist few will see coming. Martin Landau has few scenes in the film but his role is key.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Atom Egoyan

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Christopher Plummer

Zev Gutman

Martin Landau

Max Rosenbaum

Henry Czerny

Charles Gutman

Dean Norris

John Kurlander

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

Once Remember begins to unfold, the astonishment of watching an elderly man, who is losing his memory minute-by-minute, become a one-man Nazi hunter is intoxicating.

Nov 8, 2016

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David Stratton

The Australian

A strong supporting cast also does good work, and the film -- as is the case of all Egoyan's films -- is made with smooth professionalism. It's a pity that it increasingly strays into the direction of almost laughable improbability.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 13, 2016

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

The performance by Plummer, now in his mid-80s, amounts to a masterclass on how to use one's actual physical limitations to advantage.

Rated: 3/5

May 12, 2016

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

A film you won't soon forget.

Rated: B+

Aug 29, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

The thrills come with the search, but Remember's main buzz comes from Plummer's heartfelt and assured performance as a man struggling to reconcile the past with the present.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 4, 2021

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

The ability of Nazi criminals to hide their past from "their families" does indeed take center stage, but in an almost entirely gimmicky, contrived manner.

Feb 26, 2021

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Synopsis

With help from a fellow Holocaust survivor (Martin Landau), a widower (Christopher Plummer) who struggles with memory loss embarks on a cross-country odyssey to find the former Nazi responsible for the deaths of their family members.

Director: Atom Egoyan
Executive Producer: Mark Musselman, Anant Singh, Moisés Cosío, Jeff Sagansky, D. Matt Geller, Lawrence Guterman, Michael Porter
Screenwriter: Benjamin August
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Serendipity Point Films
Rating: R (Language|A Sequence of Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 11, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.2M

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