▁in ▁which ▁the ▁main ▁character , ▁Dr . ▁Robert ▁Lang don , ▁a ▁religious ▁icon ography ▁and ▁sym b ology ▁professor ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University , ▁has ▁almost ▁total ▁recall ▁ability . ▁In ▁The ▁Cur ious ▁Inc ident ▁of ▁the ▁Dog ▁in ▁the ▁Night time ▁by ▁Mark ▁H add on , ▁the ▁main ▁character , ▁Christopher ▁Bo one , ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 5 - year - old ▁aut istic ▁boy ▁with ▁total ▁recall ▁ab ilities . ▁ ▁Total ▁recall ▁is ▁also ▁popular ▁in ▁television . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁Season ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁television ▁show ▁" C riminal ▁M inds ", ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁character ▁Dr . ▁Sp encer ▁Re id ▁claims ▁to ▁have ▁total ▁recall ▁ability . ▁Agent ▁Fox ▁Mul der ▁from ▁the ▁television ▁show ▁" The ▁X - Files " ▁has ▁a ▁phot ographic ▁memory , ▁a ▁popular ▁term ▁for ▁total ▁recall . ▁ ▁Also , ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁hospital ▁resident ▁Lex ie ▁Grey ▁on ▁the ▁television ▁show ▁" G rey ' s ▁An atom y " ▁has ▁total ▁recall ▁ability . ▁ ▁Am nes ia ▁Am nes ia ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁damage ▁or ▁dis ruption ▁of ▁memory ▁processes , ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁very ▁popular ▁subject ▁in ▁mov ies ▁since ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁Although ▁its ▁port ray al ▁is ▁usually ▁in ac cur ate , ▁there ▁are ▁some ▁exceptions . ▁ ▁M emento ▁( 2 0 0 0 ) ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁am nes ic ▁patient ▁known