I never watched it, though it does look kind of interesting. I'll check it out... one of these days.
I don't want to derail this thread too much but shortly mention some more "classics" about memories, memory manipulation and visions based on novels by famous SF author Philip K. Dick (
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Since these are classics you may likely know them ...
Blade Runner (1982) based on novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"
The story/movie features an android Rachael who is a replicant who believes she is human. It is explained that she is an experiment who has been given false memories to provide an "emotional cushion", and that she has no knowledge of her true nature ...
Total Recall (1990)
Total Recall tells the story of Douglas Quaid, a construction worker who receives an implanted memory of a fantastical adventure on Mars. He subsequently finds his adventure occurring in reality as agents of a shadow organization try to prevent him from recovering memories of his past as a Martian secret agent aiming to stop the tyrannical regime of the planet's dictator Vilos Cohaagen.
Minority Report (2002)
The "Precrime" police program : Three clairvoyant humans ("precogs") receive psychic impressions (visions which can be recorded) of an impending homicide, and officers analyze their visions to determine the location and apprehend the perpetrator before the crime can occur.