Best Memory Loss Movies & TV Shows

Dark Matter

The six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The only clue to their identities is a cargo bay full of weaponry and a destination: a remote mining colony that is about to become a war zone. With no idea whose side they are on, they face a deadly decision. Will these amnesiacs turn their backs on history, or will their pasts catch up with them?

Stars: Alex Mallari Jr. Anthony Lemke Jodelle Ferland Melissa O'Neil Roger Cross Zoie Palmer

We Were Liars

One year after a mysterious accident left her with amnesia, 17-year-old Cadence returns to Beechwood, an island off Martha's Vineyard, seeking answers. As three generations of the distinguished Sinclair family gather at their private summer utopia, no one will talk about the accident – neither her childhood friends "The Liars" nor her first love Gat, forcing her to uncover the truth herself.

Stars: Caitlin FitzGerald Candice King David Morse Dempsey Bryk Emily Alyn Lind Esther-Rose McGregor Joseph Zada Mamie Gummer Rahul Kohli Shubham Maheshwari

The Butterfly Effect

A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected consequences.

Run time: 113m Tagline: Change one thing. Change everything. Release: 2004-01-17

Stars: Amy Smart Ashton Kutcher Elden Henson Eric Stoltz Ethan Suplee Irina Gorovaia John Patrick Amedori Logan Lerman Melora Walters William Lee Scott

Until Dawn

One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one…only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.

Run time: 103m Tagline: Every night a different nightmare. Release: 2025-04-23

Stars: Belmont Cameli Ella Rubin Ji-young Yoo Maia Mitchell Mariann Hermányi Michael Cimino Odessa A'zion Peter Stormare Willem van der Vegt

Quantum Leap

It's been nearly 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now, a new team, led by physicist Ben Song, has been assembled to restart the project in hope of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it. Everything changes, however, when Ben makes an unauthorized leap into the past, leaving the team behind to solve the mystery of why he did it.

Stars: Caitlin Bassett Ernie Hudson Mason Alexander Park Nanrisa Lee Peter Gadiot Raymond Lee

Sleeping Dogs

Roy Freeman, an ex-homicide detective with a fractured memory, is forced to revisit a case he can't remember. As a man's life hangs in the balance on death row, Freeman must piece together the brutal evidence from a decade-old murder investigation, uncovering a sinister web of buried secrets and betrayals linking to his past. With only instincts to trust, he faces a chilling truth - sometimes, it's best to let sleeping dogs lie.

Run time: 112m Tagline: Some lies never die. Release: 2024-03-21

Stars: Elizabeth Blackmore Harry Greenwood Jane Harber Karen Gillan Lynn Gilmartin Marton Csokas Ming-Zhu Hii Russell Crowe Thomas M. Wright Tommy Flanagan

The Weekend Away

When her best friend vanishes during a girls' trip to Croatia, Beth races to figure out what happened. But each clue yields another unsettling deception.

Run time: 90m Tagline: Miles away from home. Where do you turn? Who can you trust? Release: 2022-03-03

Stars: Adrian Pezdirc Amar Bukvić Christina Wolfe Iva Mihalić Leighton Meester Lujo Kunčević Luke Norris Marko Braić Parth Thakerar Ziad Bakri