The Majestic (2001)
Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
Top billed cast
Jim CarreyPeter Appleton
Martin LandauHarry Trimble
Laurie HoldenAdele Stanton
Gerry BlackEmmett Smith
David Ogden StiersDoc Stanton
Bob BalabanElvin Glyde
Jeffrey DeMunnMayor Ernie Cole
Hal HolbrookCongressman Doyle
Brent BriscoeSheriff Cecil Coleman
Ron RifkinKevin Bannerman
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